A $22 million aged care facility will be built in Point Cook after receiving the greenlight from Wyndham council.
During council’s July 8 planning committee meeting, councillors approved an application from aged care provider Arcare for a residential aged care facility at 151 Haze Drive, Point Cook.
Arcare is currently construction another aged care facility in Werribee, which is expected to be completed later this year.
Arcare property chief executive Michael Carnell addressed the committee meeting and told councillors that the Point Cook facility would accommodate 136 residents and provide 150 ongoing jobs.
“It will provide people living in Point Cook the opportunity to have family members close by, and ensure long-term residents of Point Cook can stay in the community in which that are familiar with,” he said.
Mr Carnell said the aged care facility, located within the Saltwater Coast estate, would integrate into the local neighbourhood.
A report to the council committee meeting stated that the subject site was near two schools, a childcare centre, a recreation reserve and residential housing.
The centre will be a two-storey building featuring two internal courtyards, communal lounges, dining areas, meeting rooms, activity rooms, a hair salon for residents only, a theatre, a billiard room/bar, an internal ancillary café, a physiotherapy room and 52 car parking spaces.
Cr Susan McIntyre said she welcomed the application because it would cater for Wyndham’s ageing population.
“We know that we are having a significant increase in seniors across Wyndham,” she said.
Meanwhile, Arcare’s bid for a cafe at its new Werribee facility to open its doors to the public is being considered by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).
Arcare applied to council for a permit to allow the cafe associated with its facility on Newmarket Road to operate as a stand alone food and drink premises and cater to the public, aged care facility staff, residents and visitors.
Council failed to make a decision on the application within the prescribed 60-day timeframe, prompting Arcare to lodge an appeal with VCAT. The hearing is scheduled for July 15 and 16.
