Wyndham council is inviting community groups to share their interest and expectations for an affordable venue space that could host traditional ‘town hall’ style activities with 500-1500 attendees.
Mayor Mia Shaw said the consultation aims to manage future infrastructure needs for a large, affordable space for community groups in Wyndham to meet.
“Our current population of 337,000 people is set to soar to more than 500,000 by 2050,” she said.
“Wyndham provides a range of community facilities for services and activities, including meeting spaces and we understand there’s growing community interest in large affordable and flexible multipurpose spaces that can be used for large scale events and gatherings.”
Cr Shaw also said council were interested in knowing how the space would be used.
“We’re keen to understand how residents would likely use the space, and what they would like included,” she said.
“For example, it could be used for major events and festivals like Diwali, Holi or Carols by Candlelight. It could even host classic and vintage car displays, markets, food festivals, art exhibitions.”
“At this early stage, we are focused on listening and learning — no location has been determined and no funding has been committed yet for design or construction.”
Those interested in participating can make their submissions to council’s feedback portal, The Loop, by Monday, June 30.
Details: theloop.wyndham.vic.gov.au/have-your-say-community-event-space
