By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
CARDINIA Shire Council had a substantial turnout for two information and feedback sessions on the future development of the Hills Hub in the Emerald Hall precinct.
The Hills Hub project is designed to be an integrated community facility that will give residents access to health services, educational and skills-based learning and local business information in one place.
“This facility is a significant project that will greatly benefit the Hills community for many years to come,” Cardinia mayor Leticia Wilmot said.
About 100 people attended the information and feedback sessions at the Emerald Hall precinct on Wednesday 24 June.
Cardinia Shire Council’s community strengthening team leader Tim Cooper said the mood and feedback received through the information sessions was generally positive.
The council will be creating a database to collate feedback and capture major themes raised during the sessions.
The project will cost $5.7 million in total, with council providing $3.95 million of the total spend.
The remaining cost will be shared between the Australian Government’s National Stronger Regions Fund ($1.5 million) and the Eastern Dandenong Ranges Group and Dandenong Ranges Community Bank Group ($250,000).
Ranges Ward councillors say the hub will address important social, health and economic needs in the east-west corridor of the Hills region.
