Thursday, 20 March 2025

Garfield North community centre

Harriet SHING (Eastern Victoria – Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop, Minister for Housing and Building, Minister for Development Victoria and Precincts) (09:51): Last Friday it was an absolute delight to head to the Cannibal Creek Reserve to celebrate a really, really important milestone as the Garfield North community centre construction gets under way. This will deliver a facility for the community for a range of different purposes, including in management of disaster and emergency response and recovery, but also social opportunities for people to come together. This is a result of many years of discussion and advocacy, including with and for the community, that has culminated in $1.3 million through the Growing Suburbs Fund and $1 million from Cardinia Shire Council. Cardina shire has received more than $36 million under the Growing Suburbs Fund, and this is one of dozens of projects that will continue to improve the opportunities for communities in this beautiful part of the world to come together for all sorts of reasons and in all sorts of conditions.