Cranebrook facility approved for Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council

An Aboriginal Land Council is set for a stunning new home after $4.1m plans were approved for a huge community facility spread across multiple buildings.

A long-awaited $4.1 million facility has been approved for the Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council.

The facility will be built at 41-63 Cranebrook Rd, Cranebrook, approximately 400m from the Londonderry Road and Cranebrook Road intersection.

The Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council facility will be built on the 41-63 Cranebrook Rd, Cranebrook.

The project will see three buildings go up including a main building, “a workshop”, “shed” and a parking lot that accommodates 33 car spaces.

“The Deerubbin LALC members are very pleased to be able to create their Community Facility on Deerubbin LALC land at Cranebrook – a community resource built and owned by Aboriginal people for Aboriginal people and their invitees,” Chief Operating Officer of Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council, Stephen Wright said.

The main building will have two pavilions that are connected by an outdoor seating area, according to DA documents.

The main building will have two pavilions that are connected by an outdoor seating area.

The enclosed and outdoor areas both provide flexible spaces to accommodate a broad range of community activities like art, vocations, education and cultural programs.

The pavilions will be clad in corrugated iron walls and roof with large glazed openings at all elevations while outdoor areas will show off a chic timber deck finish.

Outdoor areas will pull building 1A and 1B seamlessly together with the use of timber decking and flexible spaces.

To pull the buildings together, there will be a main reception, administration areas, amenities and storage spaces.

The workshop building will provide 375m2 worth of amenities, facilities and storage.

The workshop will be used for land management services as well as local community art, craft, tools and projects.

Also constructed with corrugated iron cladding, this building will be used as a workshop for the DLALC land management services with spaces that can be used for working on local community art, craft, tools and projects.

The workshop space can allow for more specific land management workshops and cultural programs to be run while there are activities happening in the main building.

Finally, the storage shed will provide 400m2 of space to store plants, machinery, tools and equipment for DLAC land management services.

The site can accommodate a maximum of 20 persons at once and would operate from 6AM-11PM, 7 days a week.

“The community facility will primarily be for the use and enjoyment of Deerubbin LALC members and other Aboriginal people, and anyone they may invite to use the facility. There will be meeting/art/training and other community resources at the site,” Mr Wright said.

On limited occasions throughout the year, the site could attract larger gatherings of up to 50 people in which case portable toilets would be provided onsite.

Athol Smith, from the Deerubbin LALC, said. “The Cranebrook Community Facility is the realisation of a core value and aspiration of the Deerubbin LALC to improve the lives of Aboriginal people, built on respect for Aboriginal values,”

Construction is scheduled to commence in the last quarter of 2022 and will taken between 18 and 24 months to complete.