FEBRUARY 11, 2020 \ STARWEEKLY.COM.AU
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Sunbury’s bases loaded Three Sunbury teenagers have their eyes on selection in an Australian softball team after success at the recent National Softball Championships. Hunter Kelly, 15, Matthew Bedwell, 13, and Taliah Kelly, 13 tasted success in the championships last month. Matthew’s under 14s team achieved first place in the Australian regional championships, while Hunter and his under 16s team were the runners-up in the national championships. Taliah competed in the under 14 Australia regional championships, placing fifth overall. The Sunbury Softball Association players now have hopes to be selected in an Australian softball squad. Matthew’s mum and association president Kathy Bedwell said she was thrilled with the teens success. “They all have a great training ethic and they are all nice kids,” she said. “They deserve the success that they have had. “We were robbed just before Christmas and all our high tech equipment … was stolen. “These guys have had to do the hard yards at home and elsewhere to get their training up to scratch, which they have with no complaints.” Jessica Micallef
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New life for Jacksons Hill By Jessica Micallef Sunbury’s historic Jacksons Hill site is set for a major transformation as planning begins on a long-awaited community hub. Four buildings on the site have now been handed to Hume council to develop stage one of the Sunbury Community, Arts and Culture Precinct. The 32-hectare Jacksons Hill site, which was previously owned by Victoria University, was purchased by the state government in December 2018. As part of the sale, it was agreed four buildings would be handed over to the council to support the development of a community hub.
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The council gained ownership of the buildings in December last year. Current tenants, the Boilerhouse Theatre Company, Sunbury Primary School and Sunbury and Macedon Ranges Specialists School, will all remain on the site. Hume mayor Carly Moore said the transfer of assets to the council was a “significant step” to securing the historic site for the future. “We know that the future use and development of the Sunbury Community, Arts and Culture Precinct is of great interest to our community,” she said. “The council … looks forward to working with the community to realise this vision and its revitalisation.”
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Sunbury MP Josh Bull said he was delighted the council would be able to provide the community with a “first class” arts, education and community precinct. “We’ve always said that the Jacksons Hill precinct needs a vision and a new future,” he said. Nine precincts have been planned on the site as part of the Victorian Planning Authority’s Master Plan for Jacksons Hill released last year, including an education and open space, arts and culture precinct, village green and a residential area. The Victoria Planning Authority worked with community groups for 18 months to help shape the final plan to guide the site’s future use.
As part of the plan, heritage buildings on the site will be preserved and adapted for new use, including new housing. New buildings will be the same height or lower than existing buildings to protect the site’s character. More than $17 million was allocated in the 2018-19 state budget to renovate the heritage buildings of three education and community facilities. The funding included $10.8 million to renovate Sunbury and Macedon Ranges Specialists School, including expanding two of the school’s heritage buildings and $3 million to upgrade Sunbury Primary School. Hume council received $3 million as part of the state budget funding.
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