Wantirna Trash & Treasure market not impacted by aged care centre

An $81 million aged-care centre will be built in Wantirna, as part of a plan to develop a specialised health precinct. But fans of a much-loved market nearby don’t need to worry about its future, the State Government says.

The State Government says the Wantirna Trash & Treasure market will not be affected by the proposed health precinct at the site.

A new aged-care centre in Wantirna will not impact on the operation of a popular market.

The State Government is assuring fans of the Wantirna Trash & Treasure market it won’t be affected by the planned development.

The Wantirna Health Precinct masterplan sets out additional proposed uses for the Wantirna Health site on Mountain Highway for many decades into the future.

The site includes land owned by the Department of Health and Human Services and VicRoads.

The Department of Health and Human Services say the new aged care service would have no impact on the Trash & Treasure Market.

This year’s State Budget included more than $81 million for a new 120-bed public residential aged-care service for Wantirna Health.

But in a statement the Department of Health and Human Services said the new aged-care service would have no impact on the Trash & Treasure Market, which is held on the Wantirna Health site every Sunday.

“Apart from the new residential aged-care service, there are no other immediate plans to further develop the site,” the statement said.

The State Government is proposing to build a health precinct in Wantirna.

The Victorian Planning Authority (VPA) is working in partnership with Knox Council and State Government agencies to establish the new precinct.

The preparation of a masterplan will include specialist technical investigations as well as key stakeholder and community engagement.

The plan will provide a framework to guide the site’s transition towards a specialised health precinct that includes a wide range of complementary medical services, employment, education and research facilities and training opportunities.

According to the Victorian Planning Authority website, the plan and planning scheme amendment will also help the future development of VicRoads land which has been identified as surplus to VicRoads needs.

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The site borders the Wantirna Caravan site, which is set to be developed into a housing estate with 248 properties.

The community is being invited to have its say on the Wantirna Health precinct plan.