Read updates on our plans to advocate for Phillipstown Community Hub
Measures of Success

The Hub has a permanent home and can continue to grow to support the needs of the Phillipstown and Charleston communities.

Progress to date/actions taken
  • The Board advocated in its submission on the Council’s Annual Plan 2023/24 that priority be retained for Project 69275 (To design and build a new Community Centre for the Phillipstown community).
  • As supported by the Board, the funding for a Phillipstown Community Centre (Project 69275) has been retained in the Council’s Long Term Plan 2024-34, with $245,000 set aside in 2029/30 and $3,458,000 set aside in 2030/31.
Measures of success

Funding is brought forward in the LTP for a land purchase.

Progress to date / actions taken
  • The Board will be preparing to submit on the Council’s next Long Term Plan in due course.
  • The Board Chair in the LTP briefing to Council in October 2023 highlighted priority to retain funding.
  • The Board’s LTP 2024-34 submission advocated that: In regard to prioritisation in the Board Plan of Philipstown Community Centre (project 69275), there appears no clear requirement to bring funding forward at this time to support a land purchase. However, this may be relevant to an Annual Plan depending on the Ministry of Education’s decision in regard to the land occupied by Phillipstown Community Hub. It is vital though that the current funding in this project be retained as an investment in maintaining this heart to the community.
Measures of success

Action is taken to support the ongoing continuation of the Hub.

Progress to date / actions taken
  • Letter of Support from the Board (dated 26 April 2023) to the Ministry of Education in support of the Phillipstown Community Centre Charitable Trust’s request to extend their lease of the Phillipstown Community Hub.
  • At the Board meeting in April 2023, the Phillipstown Community Hub Manager addressed the Board to thank it for the grant towards the rebuild of the pizza oven at Phillipstown Hub and displayed a presentation of the work and finished oven.
  • The Board received a public forum presentation from the new Hub Manager in October 2023, assisting to form this new relationship, as well as the engagement with them through the community liaison meeting in September 2023.
  • In February 2024, the Board provided a grant through its Better Off Fund to continue to work alongside Phillipstown Community Centre Charitable Trust to develop community response plans, setting out how, as an organisation, they can respond and support their community in an event. Funding will provide the group the ability to purchase equipment and items to help deliver their community response plans and build resilience in their communities when there is an event.