Hume council will invest in upgrades to the Gladstone Park Senior Citizens Centre in the 2026/2027 budget.
The plan to invest in the site was endorsed at the 15 December council meeting following a condition audit completed in May.
Councillor Naim Kurt said parts of the centre are not suitable despite it being formally identified as fair and compliant 35 years after it was constructed.
“The Gladstone Park Senior Centre is the only senior centre which is growing in membership and there’s parts of that senior centre which are probably not fit for purpose,” he said.
Cr Kurt said he would like to see facility upgrades where dementia and Alzheimer’s disease services are run.
“Gladstone Park is a community which has a lot of residents who initially bought into the area when the estate was established in the 1960s and early 1970s.
“There’s a growing cohort of senior members.”
Cr Kurt said the second part of the upgrade plan is to consult with the community on how to use the remaining vacant land on the site.
“There is a lot of vacant land there with absolutely nothing on it… it has not been addressed for six or seven years.
“It could be a community garden, a dog park… it could include a play space or a half basketball court.”
Community consultation will open later this year.
