Where to find us and how to get here

Visitor safety information

General public visits

Please note that visits can only be made by prior arrangement.

The Australian Synchrotron is located at 800 Blackburn Road in Clayton, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.

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Directions from Melbourne CBD by car:

• Take the Monash Freeway (also known as the M1 or CityLink; formerly the South Eastern freeway)

• Exit at Blackburn Rd

• At Blackburn Rd, turn right.

• The Australian Synchrotron is on the left-hand side, opposite Monash University and just before the Wellington Rd intersection. Parking is available onsite.

Travelling by public transport:

• The following buses stop at a bus stop on Blackburn Rd near the Australian Synchrotron: 703, 737.

• The following buses stop at the Monash University bus loop: 630, 631, 691, 703, 733, 737, 802/804/862. From there, visitors can exit Monash University on the Wellington Rd side (nearest the bus loop), walk down Wellington Rd alongside the University and then cross Blackburn Rd at the traffic intersection to reach the Australian Synchrotron.

• The nearest train stations are Huntingdale and Clayton stations which are on the Cranbourne/Pakenham line, and Syndal station which is on the Glen Waverley line. Connecting buses can be caught from any of these train stations.

   

Visitor safety information

Click here to download safety information for visitors to the Australian Synchrotron (pdf, 120 kb).

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General public visits

The Australian Synchrotron is keen to use its facilities to excite young Australians about science, increase their awareness of the importance of science and, if possible, interest them in research careers. To help us fulfil this objective, we have decided to focus on our tours for secondary and tertiary students.

Unfortunately, as we have limited resources, this means that we are unable to offer general public tours throughout the year.

However, we also intend to grow and develop our annual open days, when the light source is turned off to give the general public and other visitors a rare opportunity to take a look behind the scenes at the Australian Synchrotron. At these open days, visitors can explore the Australian Synchrotron at their own pace on self-guided tours that cover the basics of synchrotron science and its real-world applications. Scientists and staff from the Australian Synchrotron will be on hand to answer questions!

Click here for more information about our next Open Day on 15 August 2010.