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The City of Casey has celebrated the official opening of Livingston Family and Community Centre, which has delivered a much-needed facility for the growing Cranbourne East community.

City of Casey Mayor Cr Geoff Ablett was joined by Minister for Families and Children, the Hon. Jenny Mikakos, to officially open the $5.71m project on Thursday 30 August 2018.

The integrated community facility features three kindergarten rooms, two Maternal and Child Health consulting rooms and intergenerational community spaces for hire, including a meeting room and large, flexible community room with outdoor yard, barbeque and a community kitchen.

Cr Ablett said the Livingston Family and Community Centre was an important facility to support Council to deliver services to families in Cranbourne East and surrounds.

"Earlier this year it was revealed that Cranbourne East was the fastest growing suburb in the country, with more than 7,000 people moving to the area in a single year," Cr Ablett said.

"As more and more families choose to call Casey home, Council has the challenge of ensuring new and growing communities have the infrastructure needed so residents can access important services close to home and have spaces to meet, learn, play and connect. The Livingston Family and Community Centre is a great example of how we’re delivering on that important task.

"While we’re celebrating the official opening this week, the centre has been operating for a few months now, initially welcoming its first cohort of kindergarten students before hosting Maternal and Child Health consultations and taking hire bookings for the community spaces.

"The local community can already access a variety of great programs at the facility including regular playgroup sessions and parenting, early childhood and health and wellbeing programs, helping to create a better sense of community and connection for new residents."

The building itself is an environmentally sustainable development and includes a range of unique design features including a state-of-the-art rammed earth wall designed to create a sense of interest on arrival for visitors and encourage interaction with the facility.

Another key feature is the public art entitled ‘At Home On The Edge’ by James Voller, which is a photographic installation constructed out of panels of Digiglass that place an image of a historic weatherboard house taken in the City of Casey into the contemporary architectural forms of the building.

The Livingston Family and Community Centre was jointly funded by Council ($4.11m) and the State Government, who contributed $1.6m through the Department of Education and Training’s Children’s Facilities Capital Program.

"Council thanks the State Government for their contribution towards this project, with funding support helping us to get on with delivering important infrastructure for our community," the Mayor concluded.

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