Langwarrin Community Centre and Early Years Project

Langwarrin Community Centre is undergoing expansion to incorporate a kindergarten and Maternal and Child Health Services with existing community services and programs.

This much-needed redevelopment will meet the growing demand for kindergarten places in Langwarrin.

The project will include:

Three purpose-built kindergarten rooms (providing a total of 99 kindergarten place)
Upgraded and specially designed outdoor play spaces
Upgraded main community centre main hall, meeting and activity rooms and community childcare and outdoor play area
Two maternal health and child health consult rooms

The new facility is planned to be officially opened in February 2026, offering sessional hours for three-and four-year-old children alongside new Maternal and Child Health services and existing community services and programs.

The project is supported by the existing Langwarrin Community Centre and Langwarrin Kindergarten and follows an extensive site investigation and engagement journey over 12 years to create the additional kindergarten spaces, our growing community needs into the future and more recently and more recently to meet the Victorian Government’s Kindergarten Reforms.

Langwarrin Community Centre and Early Years Project is funded through a Building Blocks Partnership Agreement with the Victorian Government and Frankston City Council. The partnership will see additional kindergarten places created across Frankston City by 2026.

Community centre operations

The community centre will remain operational from 9am to 4pm weekdays during construction period and programs and activities will be relocated to different spaces within the building and externally as required.

Users will be notified directly by Langwarrin Community Centre Inc of any location or program changes.

Construction impacts

Construction work hours are 7am – 5pm Monday to Saturday. Most work will be undertaken during weekdays, but some Saturday work may be required to ensure the facility is ready to service families in early 2026.

While every effort will be made to mininise impacts as much as possible, nearby residents and centre users will be temporarily impacted due to the nature of the works.

On-site parking will be limited to centre staff and user and construction requirements (site offices, equipment, machinery, and construction staff parking).

For your safety and to ensure construction activities and centre operations can proceed smoothly, the local school community is asked to avoid using the centre car park, including for school pick up and drop off.

Project Background

Site selection

A range of feasibility assessments were carried out to investigate this site’s suitability for the required early years services. The results of these were published in Council’s 31 July 2023 report.

The site was deemed suitable based on the following:

Planning controls and requirements are minimal as Council is the existing building and landowner and the building works will be carried out by Council.
The location is not within a bushfire prone area.
There are several trees along the neighbouring fence line within the area of proposed works however, adequate set back/distance has been provided, including requirements for tree protection zones.
The location of the Community Centre is not listed as being in an area of cultural sensitivity and the majority of works remain within the existing building envelope.
A traffic and parking assessment was undertaken. There are 49 car spaces onsite, and the report recommendation is to increase the existing car spaces to 51 (including 2 accessible bays). The additional 2 car spaces required can be accommodated onsite and so this will meet the report recommendations. A survey of traffic volume was carried out and the report details a potential increase of 7 per cent. This indicates that the daily drop off and pick up routines for families and those travelling along Lang and Warrandyte Roads is expected to be a smooth and efficient process once the new facility is operational.

Council also carefully considered the community’s feedback during engagement on the Long Street Reserve (previously considered site) in its review of the suitability of this site.

The LCC site reflected the community’s preference for:

The kindergarten to be co-located with other community services and existing infrastructure.
Minimising the loss of open space/biodiversity/wildlife/vegetation
Minimising impact on traffic and parking.