Construction on the six-level Cobblebank Community Services Hub will begin later this year, with the facility set to deliver much-needed services to Melton.
range of services including employment support, family violence prevention, disability, mental health, family support, drug rehabilitation, refugee support and other culturally specific services for Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.
The federal government recently announced $15 million for the hub through its Thriving Suburbs Program, while the state government contributed $4.6 million from the Growing Suburbs Fund.
Melton mayor Steve Abboushi welcomed the funding.
“The new Cobblebank Community Services Hub will make it easier for people to attend regular appointments to get the support they need, when they need it, close to home,” he said.
“The Cobblebank Community Services Hub is a great example of council along with the Victorian and Australian governments working in partnership to ensure important health, wellbeing and education services can be accessed locally.”
Hawke MP Sam Rae, who visited the hub site with Cr Abboushi recently, said the facility would improve access to health and community facilities.
“Local, accessible community and health services are so vital to our growing suburbs, and I can’t wait to see this project delivered,” he said.
Details: melton.vic.gov.au/CCSH
