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Maleny Community Centre to get million dollar upgrade |
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Written by Les Fawkes
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Thursday, 15 September 2011 |
The
Maleny Community Centre has received a Regional Australia Development
Fund grant of $1,655,310 to upgrade the front section of the hall. The
total cost of the project is expected to cost $1,727,210. The
difference between the amounts is to be raised by community fundraising.
This follows the 2010 $600,000 upgrade to the rear section of the hall and the removal of asbestos from the walls.
This new project involves the expansion of existing facilities to foster new community, social and business enterprises in the facility and events management, performing and visual arts, cultural tourism and hospitality.
In the past year over one thousand events have been held in the Community Centre by mostly community groups.
The work to be completed in this upgrade includes improved access to the hall, additional community and business spaces, inbuilt broadband facilities, roof solar panels and water tanks to reduce water use.
There will be an upper floor added which will extend out over the present footpath. This commercial space will be rented to private businesses with funds raised to assist in financing the ongoing maintenance of the hall.
During the construction period there will be sixteen short and eight long term jobs created.
For more information about the Maleny Community Centre visit their web page http://www.malenycommunitycentre.org/
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 November 2011 )
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