By Alesha Capone
Wyndham council has awarded a $26.2 million contract to build facilities including family centres and sports fields in Truganina and Tarneit.
The council announced Commercial Industrial Construction Group as the successful tender bidder last week.
Mayor Adele Hegedich said the company would begin on-site works for the Truganina South East and Tarneit North masterplans in January next year.
The Truganina South East area, which is bound by Boundary, Derrimut, Leakes and Forsyth roads, covers 1089 hectares. There are plans for up to 9105 new houses to be built there in the coming years.
The Truganina South East masterplan includes an integrated family centre with early education and care rooms, a sports pavilion, fields for soccer and cricket, tennis courts and a carpark.
Tarneit North, an area of 1065 hectares – where 10,200 new homes will be built – is bordered by Boundary, Davis, Leakes and Derrimut roads.
Its masterplan includes an integrated family centre, public playground and carpark.
According to the Wyndham council’s ‘The Loop’ website, the two integrated family centres are due to be built by the end of next year.
The Truganina sports pavilion and open space is due for completion by June 30, 2022.
A number of community engagement sessions were organised to help develop the two masterplans.
“We have been fortunate enough to receive a number of state government grants for these two projects, including a $2.5 million Growing Suburbs Fund grant for stage one of the Tarneit North community precinct, a $3 million Growing Suburbs Fund grant towards the Truganina South East community precinct, and $1.6 million in Children’s Facilities Capital Program funding towards the Truganina South East Integrated Family Centre,” Cr Hegedich said.
The council’s city design portfolio holder, Cr Josh Gilligan, said: “As our population grows at a rapid rate, it’s important that we work to build a liveable city where residents can access all the services they need close to home – and this project will deliver just that”.
