Moorabool Shire Council: Bacchus Marsh Civic and Community Hub
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Moorabool Shire is a semi‐rural municipality nestled between Melbourne, Geelong and Ballarat with an area of 2,110km2. The largest urban area within our boundary is Bacchus Marsh located on 45km from Melbourne. Bacchus Marsh has experienced significant growth; given its affordability, high amenity values and good transport access to the regional centres of Ballarat and Geelong, and to the Melbourne CBD. It is anticipated that growth will continue at a significant pace.
In 2007, through the adoption of the Moorabool Shire Recreation and Open Space Strategy, Council acknowledged a significant gap in the provision of passive and active open space and sporting facilities for the community. Council’s 2006 Local Area Plan had also identified deficiencies in community health care, particularly in the Bacchus Marsh area.
Following the consolidation of the Darley Junior Secondary School Campus to the Maddingley Secondary College site, Council purchased the vacated site for the purpose of redeveloping the almost 6.5 hectares into a Civic & Community Hub. The acquisition of the campus provided an opportunity to develop a multi purpose community facility and co‐locate a number of services on site including Council staff and community service providers.
The project comprises of four key elements:
- Project planning & design
- Office accommodation refurbishment and staff relocation
- Development of the grounds of the site through Regional & Local Community Infrastructure Program funding projects
- Leasing of surplus space to community service providers
Download full details of Bacchus Marsh Civic and Community Hub