A welcoming place to gather, learn, work and play…
Concept plan
An artist's impression of Djerring Flemington Hub.
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Features of the Djerring Flemington Hub
Hover over the hotspots on the images below to find out more about what's included in the new Djerring Flemington Hub and what's planned for the wider Debneys Park precinct.
Ground floor
Children’s activity room
To support activities for babies, children and families
Family program room
For family and parenting programs, women’s programs and other classes
Kiosk
To support our sports clubs and other community cooking programs
Recreational hall
A multipurpose social activity space for sports clubs, community events, middle-years activities, larger community workshops and meetings
Foyer, Café and working space
A welcoming space for meeting, sharing food, displays and exhibitions, study and work
Consulting and meeting rooms
For community organisations and agencies to provide outreach services or groups to hire for meetings
Consulting and meeting rooms
For community organisations and agencies to provide outreach services or groups to hire for meetings
Changeroom facilities and storage
Four gender neutral change rooms to support sporting clubs, performing arts and community programs. Umpires room, first aid and storage will be available
Administration
Councils Welcoming Neighbourhoods team
Prayer room
Available for all faiths
First floor
Community halls
Three community halls can open up into one larger space for community cultural events, social dance, theatre groups, exercise programs, U3A, forums, conferences, performances and more
Commercial kitchen
Adjacent to the community halls, the commercial kitchen can be used for microbusinesses, training and catering for events
Creative room
A dedicated creative space for arts programs and workshops
Activity room and classroom
For language programs, skills training, youth education and employment programs, smaller community meetings and workshops
Activity room and classroom
For language programs, skills training, youth education and employment programs, smaller community meetings and workshops
Community lounge
For study, reading, lifelong learning library activities and youth drop-in programs
Roof terrace
An outdoor green space with places to sit, connect and enjoy the kitchen garden
Debneys Park precinct
Flemington pop-up facility
New Flemington Hub
Three lane cricket nets
New landscaping
New landscaping and paving
Existing community centre replaced with two outdoor basketball courts
Retain existing car park
Retain existing tennis courts
Realigned cricket oval and soccer fields
New sports lighting
New landscaping to BBQ area. Overall landscaping will include more than 40 new trees
The tennis courts are now complete
As part of the redevelopment, the Debneys Park tennis courts were closed for refurbishment. The upgrade included an underground sewer, tennis court resurfacing and new perimeter fencing.
They will be open for public use from late August 2023.
Translations
We have prepared information on the new Djerring Flemington Hub in a range of language options. Click on the relevant language below to download a translated fact sheet or translated poster with information about the project's three stages.
View the Djerring Flemington Hub Community Use Advisory Group Terms of Reference here
Questions and answers
On the ground floor, the Hub opens into an inviting foyer with a café and space to meet friends, sit and study or work. The ground floor features community meeting rooms, classrooms to support family and children’s activities and other programs, consulting rooms for community organisations to provide outreach services and a prayer room available for all faiths. A multipurpose room with adjacent kiosk plus four gender neutral change rooms will support both sporting clubs and community programs. Umpires’ room, first aid and storage will also be available for our sports clubs.
Upstairs, three large community halls can be opened up into one larger space for community events, performances, dance groups, forums, conferences, workshops and more. A commercial kitchen adjacent to the halls can be used for micro-businesses, training and catering for events. The first floor also includes classrooms for language programs, training programs and meetings, a dedicated art room and a community lounge perfect for study, reading and our youth drop-in programs. A roof terrace provides additional open green space, places to sit and a kitchen garden.
The Flemington Hub will be a Council owned and managed facility. The Community Development team offer their services from the new Hub.
Council committed $27.32 million to the construction of the Flemington Hub and Debneys Park Precinct. Council was also successful in receiving a $5 million grant from the State Government, which contributed to the outdoor sport and recreation infrastructure and sporting components of the Hub.
The new Hub is located adjacent to the carpark and overlooks the sports fields and tennis courts. You can view a map of the location on the Flemington Community Hub webpage.
Retaining trees on-site is important to Council, and we monitored tree health during and following completion of construction. A minimum of 40 new trees have been planted as part of the landscaping of the new Hub and Debneys Park redevelopment, with a preference for native trees and shade capability. A small number of trees have been identified for removal, these trees are generally in poor or declining health and have limited useful life expectancy. No trees listed on the significant tree register have been removed.
The Flemington Community Centre was demolished as part of the project. This occurred earlier than anticipated due to the centre rapidly deteriorating in recent years.
A temporary facility (the Flemington pop-up) was used for the duration of the Hub construction and will be decommissioned soon.
Flemington Community Centre (now decommissioned) supported a wide range of community services and activities. The building was struggling to meet the existing community need and rapidly deteriorated, reaching the end of its useable life. Demand for most services is high and there is an increasing need for spaces for classes, programs, training and community events. While the sports pavilion in the park was heavily utilised, it was also in poor condition. It had no public toilets or social space and does not comply with sporting code guidelines.
The vision for the hub was to create a new heart for the community and to provide a centre that brings all people together from diverse and multi-generational backgrounds. The Flemington Hub will be a vibrant, welcoming and flexible centre, with activity and program rooms, family facilities, creative spaces, consulting rooms and sports changeroom and recreational facilities - as well as plenty of spaces to sit, meet friends and relax.
During stage two works, we found asbestos contaminated materials within the soil and rubble. Works have removed the contaminated materials. This work was undertaken by professionals and monitored to ensure all safety procedures were followed.
This work was undertaken by professionals and monitored to ensure all safety procedures are followed.
The materials are not airborne, and therefore there has been minimum risk to anyone outside of the site. Air monitoring took place during the works to ensure contaminates were not airborne.
No, the materials have been safely buried while the sports fields have been there.
We have provided regular updates on our website, social media pages and through our newsletter. You can subscribe to our newsletter on this project webpage. You can also email the Flemington Hub team at FlemingtonHub@mvcc.vic.gov.au or call 03 8325 1800