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An artist's impression of the Mallacoota Wellbeing Centre from the street, with its sign above the entrance.

Wellbeing Centre

Mallacoota Cares - Wellbeing Centre logo

The Wellbeing Centre will be a new community-owned, multi-purpose health, fitness and recreation facility on Maurice Avenue.

In 2024 a $2M federal government infrastructure grant was secured to commence building.

Gippsland Community Foundation is pleased to announce a conditional offer of $230,000 to CHIRF to support the Aqua Therapy Facility at the Wellness Centre, subject to the satisfactory completion of agreed requirements. The grant will be confirmed once these conditions have been met.

Construction on the facility will commence in late 2026. Once complete, Mallacoota and surrounding communities will have access to a state-of-the-art health and wellness hub for current and future generations.

Ground floor plan of the Wellbeing Centre, showing the hydrotherapy pool, gymnastics space, gym, allied health rooms and reception.

The Wellbeing Centre has been designed to be flexible and adaptable to community needs. Current plans include:

A trainer helping an older man stretch on a gym floor.

Community gym

Older women raising their arms in a seated exercise class.

Group exercise and rehabilitation spaces

A doctor checking a woman's blood pressure at a clinic desk.

Allied health consulting rooms

A young gymnast balancing on a beam in a gymnastics hall.

Gymnastics and judo facilities

Young children in tutus dancing together in a bright studio.

Flexible spaces for yoga, Pilates, dance and Tai Chi

An older couple smiling in a warm indoor hydrotherapy pool.

Aqua therapy

Play Our Way

Mallacoota Cares charity partners CHIRF and MIAC, were selected to receive $2 million in fundraising under the Federal Government’s Play Our Way program to maximise opportunities and remove barriers, promote equality and improve access for women and girls to participate in sport and physical activity.

While designed as an inclusive space for the whole community, special consideration has been given to ensuring women and girls feel welcome, safe and confident using the facility.

An Australian Government Initiative, Play Our Way.

This activity received grant funding from the Australian Government.

A gum tree silhouetted against a sunset over Mallacoota Inlet.

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The Federal government grant covers the cost of the building however more funds are urgently needed to finish the interior including flooring, cabinetry, air conditioning, IT and video equipment in order to provide the entire community a facility we can be proud of for future generations.

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