City of Whittlesea has accepted a 9.2 million donation towards developing two community centres through the Victorian Government’s Building Blocks Partnership Program.
The funding will allow council to build West Wollert Community Centre and the Patterson Drive Community Activity Centre in Donnybrook, which also received an additional $2 million from the Victorian Government’s Growing Suburbs Fund, and just over $7000,000 from the Living Libraries Infrastructure Program Fund.
City of Whittlesea said they will also contribute $6.7 million to the projects.
Administrator Peita Duncan said council was honoured to collaborate with the government to give access to children’s services for Whittlesea residents.
“A partnership approach always enables us to build much-needed facilities for our fast-growing communities and also increase capacity to meet the demand generated by the Victorian Government’s 3-year-old kindergarten reform program,” Ms Duncan said.
“The Victorian government’s funding is co-contributing to kindergartens and maternal and child health services spaces; and these two centres will also provide meeting rooms, community kitchens, gardens and outdoor areas.”
