Work to start on Marysville school and children’s hub

News bulletin: 4 November 2009

The new Marysville Community Learning, Health and Recreation Hub will form part of a joint Commonwealth and Victorian government initiative to drive recovery in communities affected by the February 2007 bushfires across the state.

Stage one of the building project will focus on the construction of a new primary school and early learning centre. Construction is scheduled to be ready for use by term two in 2010.

“We know that Marysville families want their children to return to school here as soon as possible”, the Minister for Education Bronwyn Pike said. “We’ve been working closely with the community to progress this important project.

“This is not just rebuilding the school – we are building a brand new community centre which will provide spaces for social and arts activities, meetings, functions, sports and recreation. It will be home to the new school as well as a kindergarten and children’s centre, and a health centre, providing top-quality education opportunities and health services for Marysville families.”

The centre will also include a maternal and child health consultation room. A shared foyer, administration, staff and resource areas will also be provided to service both the new school and early learning centre, with all facilities linked to the community hub.

Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development Maxine Morand said the hub would contribute towards rebuilding the Marysville community.

“This project is about providing Marysville families with high quality facilities they can benefit from and enjoy in their community for the foreseeable future”, Ms Morand said.

“There are great benefits in locating these services in close proximity to each other. It will mean greater convenience for families accessing services and closer integration between services, for example, having health services provided to children in the preschool and the primary school.”