Gerald Lynch
Mickleham locals can look forward to more family-friendly spaces, thanks to recently completed works on the new Mickleham South community centre.
The centre provides the growing local community with two new kindergarten learning rooms, a playground and a storage shed, as well as four consulting rooms for maternal and child health services and specialist services.
Community members can also access the new centre’s multipurpose rooms, a commercial kitchen, a training room and gathering spaces.
The centre was upgraded as part of the Growing Suburbs Fund, a state government fund supplying grants of up to $2 million to build the facilities needed in fast growing suburbs.
Hume Council also contributed more than $3.6 million to the project, which Mayor Joseph Haweil saw as necessary and important spending.
“Facilities such as this one are an integral part of the community as they provide a safe space for locals to connect, learn and benefit from each other.
“Hume is one of Melbourne’s fastest growing council areas, and with that comes a great need to ensure the families that move into our development areas are provided the essential services they need to feel healthy, supported, and included,” he said.
Minister for Suburban Development Ros Spence was also in attendance for the opening of the centre, and she was thrilled for the people of the Mickleham area to have access to such a great space.
“It’s wonderful to see this project completed for the growing Mickleham community, who can now access more key services closer to home.”
“Supporting projects like the Mickleham South Community Centre is about helping to create more liveable neighbourhoods and more connected and equitable communities.”
