The City of Casey has taken an important step towards a future community hub in Cranbourne.
The proposed Cranbourne Community Hub, to be located at 1-3 Lyall Street in Cranbourne, will be a purpose-built facility, offering the local community a ‘one-stop-shop’ when it comes to accessing important council and community services in the one location. At the March Council Meeting, Council endorsed two prominent community service organisations as preferred partners to co-design the proposed hub.
Peninsula Community Legal Centre (PCLC) and Community Information and Support Cranbourne (CISC) have been selected as partner community service organisations to be based at the proposed future hub.
City of Casey Chair of Administrators Noelene Duff PSM said that Council completed an in-depth selection process to determine the best fit for the proposed hub.
“Council is in the very early stages of considering the development opportunities of an exciting new community hub in Cranbourne. Our vision for this facility is a purpose-built location for our community to easily access important services,” Ms Duff said.
“We are prioritising specific service providers so that this facility offers the best possible outcomes for the Cranbourne community and fill some of the current gaps in local services.”
It is also proposed that the new Cranbourne Community Services Hub would be home to Council’s Cranbourne Customer Service Centre, the Cranbourne Youth Information, and the Cranbourne Library in a contemporary and integrated space.
“We want to make interacting with Council as easy as possible and provide an opportunity for Council to house a range of complementary services together in a building designed to cater for the needs of our local community,” Ms Duff said.
Services in the southern part of Casey are currently located across a range of sites, including the administration building at the Casey Complex which is now at the end of its operational life and will be closed in coming years.
This project is part of the Cranbourne Major Activity Centre Structure Plan 2020 and Council’s broader plans to revitalise Cranbourne’s town centre and to develop the area as a key regional hub that provides diversity of jobs, entertainment, transport, services and spaces that meet the needs of residents and the wider community.
