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The Vines Road site is to be developed into a whole of community area. This will include the construction of a new community building where the Vines Road Community Centre and Vines Road Senior Citizens activities will continue to operate. The site will also include the amalgamated campuses of Western Heights College.
This project is a partnership between the City of Greater Geelong (CoGG), Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) and Western Heights College. Components of the school site will also be available for community use.
What has happened so far
Two community information nights were held in late 2006, where the draft plans of the site were presented to approximately 240 residents and user groups. At these information nights the community provided feedback on the overall design and the new community centre plan.
Council endorsed the Vines Road redevelopment project at the Council Meeting
on 12 December 2006, conditional on the recommendations from the Traffic Study being incorporated into the site design to Council Officers' satisfaction.
CURRENT STATUS
Traffic Management
A traffic study has been completed by Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and has been incorporated into the design. A copy of the traffic management plan can be obtained from the following website: www.bsw.vic.edu.au
Details of any updates/changes to traffic management can be found in the latest Information Sheet.
Agreements
A number of agreements are being developed to ensure the commitment to a shared site across the school and local community.
Timelines
It is anticipated that works will commence in 2009 on Stage 1 of the project. This will include the building to house the Vines Road Community Centre and Senior Citizens activities, shared Library, as well as the Years 7 to 9 facilities, the Design Arts facility. Other recreation facilities in Stage 1 include hard courts, playground and BBQ area.
Other information can be found on www.bsw.vic.edu.au
For further details on the project go to the Information Sheets and plans located at the bottom of the page.
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