By Olivia Condous
A new community hub will provide support to Melton residents dealing with health, education and employment challenges.
The City of Melton announced the Cobblebank Community Services Hub will begin construction next year, with funding from the Victorian government Growing Suburbs Fund.
Melton mayor Goran Kesic said the hub would help meet critical service needs in the local area.
“This hub will help address the gaps in health and community services by providing an accessible and affordable central space to deliver services,” Mayor Kesic said.
“It’s about making these services accessible to everyone, by having them available locally, and in a place that people can reach on public transport too.
“This is going to be a state-of-the-art facility that will serve one of Australia’s fastest growing communities.”
The new centre will host many providers who will offer services in family violence, mental health, disability and early intervention, children’s services, employment, alcohol and drug support, refugee support and specific services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and culturally diverse communities.
The hub will provide an affordable, central space for health and human services providers to work in order to meet the community’s needs.
North Western Primary Health Network executive director for service development and reform Jag Dhaliwal said the organisations that will be based at the hub will strengthen the developing health ecosystem in the Melton region and help to meet the significant and growing demand for support.
“We look forward to working with service providers and the City of Melton to help make the new Cobblebank hub a really valuable asset for this thriving new community,” Mr Dhaliwal said.
Melton MP Steve McGhie said the Victorian government would to continue to invest in Melton to help deliver the services required for a growing community.
“We know Melton is a great place to live, and projects like this are making it an even better one,” Mr McGhie said.
“These new investments will be great for families, children and everyone in our community.”
The council is currently accepting expressions of interest until June 17 from community service organizations who are interested in becoming tenants of the hub, which will be available at a reduced commercial rate for community, allied health and education services.
Details: cobblebankcsh.com.au/
