Waitlisted Mackay kindergarten to double enrolment numbers
The council approves a private school’s expansion plans including larger indoor and outdoor spaces and new playground equipment
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The enrolment numbers at a private Mackay school kindergarten are set to double after the council signed off on expansion plans.
Mackay Regional Council approved Whitsunday Anglican School's proposal to extend the gross floor area of its kindergarten at Celeber Dr by 104sq m, taking the centre's full-time capacity from 22 children to 44.
Details include moving the southern wall of the kindergarten to create a larger indoor space with bay windows and a new parent waiting zone.
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Outside, the storage shed will be relocated to extend the play area which will introduce a new swing set to the already existing covered sandpit, swings and stage.
There will also be new garden beds and a timber fence installed.
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