It's not quite Homebush, but Charles Sturt University's Bathurst Campus certainly has an international feel this week as it becomes host to the Australian and international members of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Marching Band.

In a mammoth effort that has been two years in the planning, every available bed is being slept in and the catering staff have been working overtime preparing for their peak time service of around 4000 meals a day.

With supplies in great demand for food and beverage requirements in Sydney, menus have had to be finalised months in advance to be able to source all available ingredients.

The menu will have a distinctly Australian theme while every effort has been made to accommodate the tastes of more then 20 nationalities that will be served over the two weeks.

Each day the band members will consume around 150 kilograms of vegetables, 250 loaves of bread, 200 dozen dinner roles, 150 kilos of potatoes and 3000 litres of milk.

CSU BandTown coordinator Linda Molloy said organising just the food alone has been a massive job.

"We have had to undertake a search to employ a team of extra chefs for the exercise and have brought staff in from our Wagga Wagga Campus to help with kitchen and service duties," she said.

The School of Nursing training ward has been transformed into a BandTown health clinic with a nurse available 24 hours a day. The Bathurst Campus is also home to the BandTown shop where a huge range of official Olympic merchandise is available.

No strangers to organising student events, the University's Mitchell Association of Student Council's (MASC) staff has put together an entertainment program for the band members including BBQ's and a bush dance and an official welcome party. "It has been a huge job organising accommodation, transport, security, office facilities and of course all the grounds, but it is a very exciting project for the University to be involved in," Ms Molloy said.

"It goes to show what can be done when we all work together as a team and I think being part of BandTown has given the University an excellent opportunity to showcase what we have to offer not only as a conference centre but to prospective students as well."