The NextSense centre for innovation on the Macquarie University campus will be open for business in early 2024.
This centre represents a new era for hearing and vision loss in Australia.
Custom-designed for people with hearing and vision loss, our centre will be a place to nurture, trial and share new ideas to drive better outcomes for people with hearing and vision loss.
A state-of-the-art, nationally and internationally significant social infrastructure project, it will house our national operations and a major centre for delivering hearing and vision loss health and disability services, education, and research.
Importantly, it will be a focal point for connecting the rich expertise across our 20 sites, remote services, and research and education programs with what we learn from others to build insights that drive change.
A place for collaboration with colleagues across Macquarie University campus and beyond, it will leverage the bench strength across multiple fields: service delivery, research, health, disability, education, government, and industry.
The powerful new research and practice partnerships that we form will help cement Australia as a world leader in hearing and vision loss and help build a more inclusive society. We will be a drawcard for leading thinkers and practitioners and demonstrate what best practice inclusive education could look like in the future.
Our new centre will allow us to:
- Scale and refine our in-person and remote services to meet growing demand.
- Improve child and family access to much-needed early intervention services
- Connect more professionals and clients with our world-leading cochlear implant program and address the growing need for adult CI services
- Evolve our offering to educate the next generation of professionals in sensory disability.
- Combine world-leading knowledge with real-world expertise, bringing a valuable service delivery perspective to wider policy and practice conversations.
Where to find us
NextSense administration, operations, and client services
Central entrance
2 Gymnasium Road, Macquarie University
Macquarie Park
School and Preschool
Entry via Education Services
131 Culloden Road
Macquarie Park
For more information, Contact Us.
Build, design and progress
View a gallery of our design of our new centre for innovation and see it take shape.
Watch this latest timelapse footage of our building being constructed.
News
Read our news and media releases about our centre for innovation.
- 12 July 2023: New centre for innovation will drive research and industry partnerships in hearing and vision loss
- 27 October 2022: NextSense welcomes Federal Government investment in hearing loss
- 31 March 2022: NextSense welcomes Federal Budget funding injection for world-class centre for hearing and vision loss
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Our history
NextSense has been making a difference in the lives of people with hearing and vision loss since Thomas Pattison opened the very first school for deaf children in Sydney in 1860.
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Our people
Meet the NextSense leadership team, board members, ambassadors and honourees who are helping us redefine what's possible every day.
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Careers
We exist to enhance lives by working with people who have hearing and vision loss, so together we can redefine what’s possible.
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Governance
Good governance is essential to maintaining trust between NextSense and the communities we support, our donors and supporters, and funding authorities.
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Feedback
NextSense values your opinion and we want to hear what you think about our service. We welcome feedback on how we can improve and when we are doing things well.
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Locations
NextSense operates Australia-wide. If you're an existing client, find your local centre from the map below.
