A new community centre memorial garden playground and parking facilities built to environmentally sustainable, energy and water efficient building principles. Flowerdale community house provides 15 direct and indirect jobs and additional skills training opportunities for residents.
A new community centre memorial garden playground and parking facilities built to environmentally sustainable, energy and water efficient building principles. Flowerdale community house provides 15 direct and indirect jobs and additional skills training opportunities for residents.
A new community centre memorial garden playground and parking facilities built to environmentally sustainable, energy and water efficient building principles. Flowerdale community house provides 15 direct and indirect jobs and additional skills training opportunities for residents.
Monday 7 June 2010 What is being provided • a new community centre • memorial garden • playground and parking facilities • built to environmentally sustainable, energy and water efficient building principles • fifteen direct and indirect jobs and additional skills training opportunities for residents What are the objectives of the project? • To assist healing, reconstruction and building hope for the future • To provide a community hub to address needs such as community services, training, skills development, community education and meeting place for social and craft activities • To provide a function and meeting venue for medical and health professionals, psychological and financial counsellors, and officers from government agencies visiting the region What are the objectives of the project? • To provide a permanent and suitable venue for the services already provided by Flowerdale Community House Inc. • To provide practical advice on fire resistant and environmentally sustainable building • To provide short term and long term employment opportunities for members of the local building and construction industry. Process so far… Oct 2009 DEEWR approves FCH Inc submission for community house and staff positions Dec 2009 MSC agrees to provide former Jarara site for location of new community house Feb 2010 First meeting of Project Control Group FCH finalise design components Apr 2010 Design brief developed for tenderers Tenders called May 2010 FCH and MSC agree terms of lease for land June 2010 Antarctica appointed as design firm Governance Structure Proposed Timeframe Concept • brief architects Mid Design • first draft concept plan – mid June July Phase • consideration by PRG/community • feedback to architects • revised concept plan • consideration/feedback • final concept plan • sign off by PRG/PCG Proposed Timeframe (cont) Tender • preparation of tender Mid prep documentation August phase Tender • tenders evaluated Mid Sept awarded • construction tender awarded