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New hub tension By Emily Chapman Laing The Cranbourne Chamber of Commerce’s “Cranbourne Revitalisation Project“ event was rife with tension over the $40 million proposed services hub potentially hitting the suburb in 2027. Traders are up in arms over the loss of a significant car park as the preferred spot for the hub. City of Casey Place Making and Revitalisation team members Juli Stickler and Jayden Mizzi addressed the chamber members to explain the hub project and request their feedback at the networking event held on Thursday 25 May. The hub project would see the Lyall Street car park turned into a multi-level building housing the community library, youth services and customer services. “We are experiencing an immense rate of growth in Casey,“ Ms Stickler said. “We need the right community infrastructure to support livability.“ Ms Stickler says the hub would have services for different interests across the lifespan of local residents. “It’s very much driven around what we see as core services,“ she said. The Lyall Street site was chosen for the project due to its size, proximity to public transport and high visibility. The car park is already council owned land, which saves the acquisition of land from another party. The project has not yet been endorsed, but is set to go before the council for approval in August.
Until then, the project team is compiling community feedback around the project to garner local sentiment. “We’re committed to having an honest engagement with the community and presenting the sentiment as it is,“ Ms Stickler said. The project would be part of the council’s Capital Works Program, while also being partially funded by community rates. “We feel that it’s a very attractive proposition for state,“ Ms Stickler said. “The intent is that it’s an iconic, game changing building and is going to be there for 50 plus years.“ The 4500 square metre facility has local business owners and chamber members up in arms. The number one concern presented at the chamber event was the loss of the Lyall Street car park. While the hub design will have some undercover parking on the ground floor, many fear this is inadequate to accommodate the hightraffic area. Chamber members queried where staff from local businesses on the High Street shopping strip will park, where staff from the new precinct will park and what the effect will be on parking during the proposed 18-month construction of the hub during which time there will be no parking in the area. Unfortunately, as Mr Mizzi explained, most of council owned land is held wither in car parks or green spaces, and of the two the loss of a car park is preferable. Continued page 3
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Sloth helps bring kids together with wildlife By Emily Chapman Laing A group of eager kids gathered at Myuna Farm to read ’The Speedy Sloth’ as part of 2023’s National Simultaneous Storytime on Wednesday 24 May. Children Australia wide joined Sid the sloth to read about his adventures at the same time. Nestled amongst the animals of Myuna Farm, the kids delighted in the reading, and had the chance to sing along to rhymes too. Myuna Farm, in conjunction with Doveton Library hosted the event, bringing the kids’ animal imaginations into a space with real wildlife.
Casey Cardinia Libraries CEO Beth Luppino said this year’s book choice “couldn’t be better“. “Our very own Sid the Sloth from our Early Years programs is happy Sloths are being celebrated this year,“ she said. “Lack of school-readiness continues to be an issue, and we support parents to address this through fantastic programs like the Nation Simultaneous Storytime. “It’s fun, and parents can create wonderful memories with their children that make a difference to their learning outcomes in the long run.“ Ms Luppino says encouraging early engagement in reading and sharing stories sets kids up for success at school.
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