Sebastopol Community Hub

Sebastopol Community Hub Project is the demolition of two existing buildings, Senior Citizens Centre and Childcare Centre at 256 Vickers Street, Sebastopol, and construction of New Community Hub to deliver high quality, accessible, fit for purpose infrastructure that meets the changing and growing need of Sebastopol Community.

The new facility will provide a fresh home for user groups of the existing building, including the Sebastopol Senior Citizens and 1st Sebastopol Guides.  

Sebastopol Community Hub will support community groups that use the present Sebastopol Senior Citizens Centre and new groups to offer activities and services to the Sebastopol community.  

It will provide a solution for structural, accessibility and ‘fitness for purpose’ issues identified with the present building.

The location of the hub will complement other well-loved community facilities next to and nearby the site, including the Sebastopol Men’s Shed, Ballarat Community Health, St George’s Reserve, Victory Park, and Sebastopol Splash Park.

• 3x22 place kindergarten rooms for education and play based learning for three and four-year old children
• Spaces for lifelong-learning and physical activity in a fit-for-purpose facility
• Create a new home for the Sebastopol Senior Citizens
• Service delivery and spaces for programs to service all age groups in an integrated and local community context
• Early childhood programs and services including maternal and child health, parent groups, and supported playgroups
• Provide a new bookable space for community groups and organisations to run events and activities

Investment secured: $14 million

• $4.5 million - Investing in our communities, Department of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Communication and Arts
• $4.5 million - Building Blocks Capacity – Integrated Children’s Centre, Victorian School Building Authority  
• $5 million - City of Ballarat