Drysdale Hub up and running

THE development of a new community hub catering to residents in Drysdale and Clifton Springs is up and running with some new tenants making the most of the new facility.

Construction of the new Drysdale Community Hub at the site of the former childcare centre in Eversley Street, Drysdale, is already accommodating members of community groups with many more still to settle in.

Members of the Drysdale Senior Citizens group and volunteers for the Festival of Glass, an initiative of the Drysdale and Clifton Springs Community Association Inc, have already moved in.

“Facilities such as the Drysdale Community Hub are vitally important in promoting community connection,” deputy mayor Trent Sullivan said.

“We’ve long understood the importance of connectedness to good mental health and wellbeing.

“It is critically important that all members of the community experience a sense of connection, and this hub will go a long way to engaging many people from across Drysdale and Clifton Springs.”

The hub has already displayed significant importance for the Drysdale Senior Citizens, who were relocated from the new Drysdale Library.

“The city has engaged deeply with key stakeholders to ensure the facility would be of benefit to the whole community,” Bellarine Ward councillor Jim Mason said.

“Consultation with the Project Reference Group was an important step in informing the re-design of the facility for broader community use.

“This hub will accommodate the needs of community organisations in Drysdale.”

Membership of the Project Reference Group included Drysdale Seniors Citizens, Festival of Glass Inc, Drysdale Clifton Springs Curlewis Community Association, Springdale Community Centre, Drysdale Wines and Cheese Society and Drysdale Quilters.

Council committed $750,000 to the construction of the hub in its 2020-2021 budget.