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Absolutely! You can find the contact details under 'Contact Us'. You can call or email us to give your feedback and we'll put it on the online system for you. Alternatively, we can send you a hard copy survey or you can collect one from a Customer Service Centre.

A Concept Plan is the first phase of design for a new facility. It generally shows functional components of the building and site and how they work together.

Once feedback has been collated, the Concept Plan will be updated and design will progress at a more detailed level.

We spoke with various users, clubs and departments to develop the draft key design priorities and presented them for community feedback in 2023.

69% of people agreed and 20% of people somewhat agreed that the key design priorities aligned with what they would like to see at the Horseshoe Bend Community Hub.

The key design priorities will be used as guidelines when faced with challenges or issues in decision making.

Some ideas shared in the Community Check-in #1 included:

• Outdoor fitness equipment
• Pool and gym
• Skate park
• Dog park
• BBQ and picnic facilities

While these facilities hold great value to residents and visitors, they are typically not provided for within a community hub setting.

The City is planning for the delivery of some of these items in the Charlemont and wider Armstrong Creek areas.

To see what's happening you can visit the projects dashboard - https://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/council/articl...

Community Hubs play a significant role in providing various activities and programs that reflect the needs of their local communities. This is why it is important we hear from you, so that the Charlemont community can help shape what this new Hub means to them.

Examples of what happens at other Community Hubs in Geelong includes arts and craft, dance and karate, yoga and meditation, meetings and other corporate events, cooking classes, self learning and social groups, co-working spaces etc.

We need to ensure the building is designed to be flexible and accommodating to these activities.

The Horseshoe Bend Community Hub will also have kindergarten and maternal and child health services.

You can find relevant documents in the 'Links' section of this webpage.

The Horseshoe Bend Community Hub was identified in early precinct planning for community facilities to service the Armstrong Creek communities.

The Marshall - Charlemont area is growing rapidly, with the current population of 6410 set to increase by 178 per cent to 17,859 residents by 2041.

It is important that this new and growing community have access to the facilities and services that they need.