Creating Community MC² (Manningham City Square) Human Services Directors Forum Celia Haddock Manningham City Council Wednesday 24 October 2012
MC² (Manningham City Square) September 2010July 2012
Key Components 12 Tenants 5 Star Rated Meeting rooms Civic Plaza Underground car parking Accessibility
MC² Services Art Gallery Art Studios Library Maternal & Child Health Early Years Chinese Comm. Social Services Doncare Interact Manningham Community Health MYMCA Youth Services MC² Cafe
MC² Management Model
Internal Management Model Regular updates to Council Project Control Grp Budget Control Grp Executive Steering Com Operational Working Grp Site meetings Non construction coms
Project Cost $38M FundingAmount State Government$4.75M Federal Government$6.5M Developer Contributions$13.63M Sale of Council Land$11.94M Other$1.45M TOTAL$38.27M
Community Engagement Principles DPCD funded position Embed community engagement parallel to planning / operational phases Support organisations to be situated at MC² Maximise relationships - organisations / broader community Provide a focus - programming of activities Encourage collaboration / service integration
Environmental Initiatives 5 Star Green rated building Energy efficient building design Water efficient building / landscape design Stormwater collection Bio-retention system Tri-generation plant
Basement Level 1
Ground Level
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Opening Events
Key Learnings Business Plan / Management Plan / Polices Strong Governance Resourcing the operational structure Ongoing communication Whole of Government approach to funding Partnerships Cross Council support