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Murdoch Courtyards

Chancellery Building Courtyard
This area features a blending of exotic and indigenous species with the object of creating a green oasis with a variation of colours, to encourage occupants of the building to use the area for relaxation, especially during the summer months.

Chinese Garden
Complete with waterfall, pond, bridge and pavilion, the Chinese Garden is seen as an authentic, tranquil complement to the research and teaching on Asian Studies. The colourful glazed tiles, richly coloured frescoes and other ornamentation were part of a generous gift from the Hsinchu Province in Taiwan to enable the garden to be built.

Social Sciences Bower Courtyard
An exotic soft landscape with a framework of Tipuana tipu (Pride of Bolivia) trees. This area is open in winter and shady in summer as the leaves grow back, and was designed to provide a quiet study area for students.

Walter's Courtyard
This courtyard is a major easement for campus power and other services. As such, a fern and palm garden was decided upon, as the root damage to services is almost non existent. As it matures, this courtyard is fast becoming the most popular study and meeting place on campus.

Veterinary Biology Courtyard
A mixture of exotic and indigenous plantings with expanses of lawn culminating in an area of paving with barbeques which is used extensively for Veterinary School social functions.

Bush Court
Most of the trees in this area are many years old. This is the original courtyard from where the University began and is an ideal area to sit and read or have a quiet lunch.

Bayliss Court
Named after Sir Noel Bayliss, a quiet exotic court with trickling water and pond, making it a nice area to meditate and relax.

Education and Humanities Courtyard
This area is a mixture of exotic and indigenous species with large inter-connecting lawn areas to allow for an outside open casual teaching area.

Student Amenities Building Courtyard
Two large grassed areas are a feature for band functions with deciduous trees to give shade in summer as they mature.