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<strong>Cobram</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />

Final Report<br />

10 Community Facilities<br />

10.1 Existing Conditions<br />

A good range of community facilities exist in <strong>Cobram</strong> and generally include<br />

educational facilities and community activity centres/gathering places.<br />

Community facilities are an integral component of the fabric of urban centres. An<br />

equitable distribution of community facilities is essential to the efficient functioning<br />

of a town.<br />

Various community facilities currently exist within <strong>Cobram</strong> including:<br />

− Schools (State primary, Catholic primary, State secondary, Christ the King<br />

Anglican College, special school)<br />

− <strong>Cobram</strong> Hospital (17 acute beds and 5 day stay beds)<br />

− Nursing homes (high and low care facilities)<br />

− Community health services (including aged care, mental health services,<br />

dietician, district nursing, ear nose and throat surgeon, occupational health,<br />

paediatrician, pathology, physio therapy, podiatry, psychiatrist, rural housing<br />

network, social worker, speech pathologist, ultrasound and the like)<br />

− Doctors (two clinics with nine doctors)<br />

− Ambulance<br />

− Supported accommodation<br />

− Library<br />

− Toy library<br />

− Family day care<br />

− Long day care<br />

− Senior citizens<br />

− Neighbourhood/community house<br />

− Service clubs<br />

− Civic centre (700 person capacity)<br />

− Local Paper (<strong>Cobram</strong> Courier)<br />

10.2 Previous Studies<br />

The <strong>Moira</strong> <strong>Shire</strong> <strong>Council</strong> is currently preparing a new Social <strong>Plan</strong> for the<br />

municipality. As part of the information gathering for this project the <strong>Council</strong><br />

prepared a background report as described below.<br />

<strong>Moira</strong> <strong>Shire</strong> Social <strong>Plan</strong>, What We Already Know, August 2006<br />

This background report includes an inventory of the social and community<br />

facilities located in each of the 24 towns and localities within the municipality. In<br />

addition to this list, community consultation was undertaken in February 2006 to<br />

identify some of the social needs for these places. In regard to <strong>Cobram</strong> some of<br />

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