By Alesha Capone
A fire destroyed the community centre at Ecoville Park in Tarneit last Thursday.
CFA crews were called to the Cindia Crescent park just after 3pm.
Truganina fire brigade captain Mark Hatton said the building was “completely gutted” by the blaze.
He said the cause of the fire was still being investigated, but it was believed to be suspicious.
No one was inside the building at the time of the blaze.
Mr Hatton said most of the interior of the park building – which is known as a community centre – would be “unsalvageable”.
The Truganina fire brigade’s pumper, tanker and forward command vehicle attended the fire, along with tankers from the Hoppers Crossing and Point Cook CFA units.
Eltham CFA provided support.
Ecoville Park has become known as a hot-spot for vandalism and anti-social behavior in the past few years.
Police have patroled the site regularly since launching Operation Ecoville in November, 2017, to crack down on youth offending and anti-social behaviour.
In January last year, Tarneit community members conducted a clean-up at the park, picking up rubbish and painting over graffiti.
Ecoville Park is a private area managed by Strata Data on behalf of an owners’ corporation.
Alesha Capone
