Doors have opened to the Plumpton Community Centre, with a celebration and community day offering residents a chance to explore the new building this weekend.
The centre includes a kindergarten, maternal and child health services, and a community space for programs and services to cater for community needs.
Officially opened on Thursday, June 12, the $17 million centre is a purpose-built facility that aims to support the needs of children, families, and the wider community of the Melton municipality.
This includes the fast-growing areas of Fraser Rise and Plumpton.
The centre was jointly-funded by Melton council and the state – with $10.9 million allocated through a government growing suburbs fund.
The kindergarten program commenced at the centre in 2025, aiming to provide much-needed places for three and four-year-old funded kindergarten in the local area.
Mayor Steve Abboushi said that this is “an investment in what matters.”
“Fraser Rise and Plumpton is ranked fourth in the nation for population growth – with over 3,400 new residents in just one year, representing a 26 per cent growth rate,” Cr Abboushi said.
“Services that support the needs of young children and families to thrive in growing communities such as these are vital,” he said.
The new community space is aimed at providing a venue for programs and services to cater for community needs.
Community members are invited to celebrate the opening of the new centre and explore the facility at a community day on Saturday, June 28.
The community day will include free activities such as an interactive wildlife display, a butterfly tent, and children’s art and craft activities.
Families will be able to tour the kindergarten and meet educators on the day and bookings are not required.
The event will run from 10am to noon on Saturday, June 28 at Plumpton Community Centre, 19 Pear Parade, Fraser Rise.
