Deakin Residential Services (DRS) was established in late 2013, and assumed ownership and responsibility for the operation and development of all new and existing student residential facilities at Deakin. The residential precinct at Deakin has expanded significantly since 2011, tripling in capacity over a 7 year period to now house over 2,700 residents across our Warrnambool, Waterfront, Waurn Ponds and Burwood campuses. This page provides a forum for engagement with our worldwide network of current and former residents who lived within our various on-campus residential communities: Waurn Ponds (est 1974) Alfred Deakin College, Barton College & Parkes College Burwood (est 1999) The Village, Waratah Place, Melaleuca House Warrnambool (est 1973) Hopkins View Waterfront (est 2017) T & G Building, Brougham House