Both of those outcomes are clearly good things for Launceston.

A ReachTEL poll conducted for The Examiner showed voters in Bass and Lyons were unsure about the proposal.

That is not unexpected given the project is in its early stages and has not been fully detailed.

UTAS will release more information in the coming months, which will allow the public to make a more-informed decision.

The Newnham campus was never designed as a tertiary learning institution and it has reached its use-by date.

Buildings are run-down and under-utilised. It makes sense for UTAS to invest its money in providing new spaces rather than repairing old ones.

UTAS is well aware that it needs to continue to provide modern learning environments, particularly if university deregulation passes.

If the university can maintain existing courses and add more learning opportunities, then the community should welcome it.

People have raised concerns about "dumbing down" the northern campus to a community college, but senior staff have rejected that suggestion.

Pre-degrees could be offered, which would be a way of getting more people, who are perhaps not ready for undergraduate study, to get into university.

After completing that qualification, they may well go on to further study.

That would only be a good thing for the educational outcomes of Tasmania, which has long trailed other states in that area.

The other benefits moving the campus closer to the CBD is bringing more students into the city.

They then add to the culture and create a vibrancy that would see the city busier for longer.

Imagine 20,000 more students living, working and learning in Launceston. It really does have the potential to reshape the city.