Kioloa Coastal Campus
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The Kioloa Coastal Campus is a small campus of the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...

 at Kioloa
Kioloa, New South Wales
Kioloa is a small hamlet located on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is pronounced by locals as 'Ky-ola'. At the 2006 census, Kioloa had a population of 196 people....

, used for studies in certain sciences. It was created in 1975, when Joy London donated the 3.48 km² property on the south coast of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 to the university in perpetuity. The agreement between London and the university stressed that the property "was to be used primarily for teaching and research in the field sciences". The property became the Edith and Joy London Foundation, and is now known as the Kioloa Coastal Campus (KCC) of the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...

.

It consists of a number of wooden accommodation buildings (with more under refurbishment), a wooden teaching/research building, and a more modern visitors' centre with cooking and eating facilities.

The Kioloa Global Land Cover Test Site (GLCTS) Pathfinder site is centered at the campus.

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