The revitalisation of Braybrook is one step closer with a $12.5 million rebuilding of the Braybrook Community Hub well under way.
Begun last December and due for completion by the end of the year, the hub will contain a sports pavilion, community library and learning centre, an integrated early years centre and spaces for community programs.
Lyn Morgain, chief executive of cohealth (formerly Western Region Health Centre), said the service would continue to deliver a range of health and support services from the rebuilt hub.
“Cohealth works in collaboration with Maribyrnong council to improve health outcomes in Melbourne’s west, and the Revitalising Braybrook project is an important part of our work together,” she said.
“It will serve to enhance and improve the health and well-being of the Braybrook community.”
Meanwhile, young people have been playing their part in the Beautifying Braybrook project, covering eight traffic signal boxes in vinyl artwork to help deter graffitists.
Local artist Julie Stevens, of Red Girl Mosaics, has helped students from the Caroline Chisholm Secondary College and Phoenix Youth Centre’s Big Bang Program to share their artworks with the public.
“The project has provided young people with new skills and a rare opportunity to have their art published in the public domain,” Stevens said.
Maribyrnong mayor Grant Miles said the program was a great example of people working together to improve their local area.
“It’s really pleasing to see the level of enthusiasm young people have shown for this program,” he said.
