Local Planning Policy Framework - Moreland City Council

Central Coburg 2020 Background Report [ PHASE 1: Research and Analysis ]
health), other government and non-government providers play a significant role. The
following section provides a snapshot of current provision and distribution.
Health
Health services in the study area are clustered in two distinct locations. The first of
these is the vicinity of the intersection of Bell Street and Sydney Road. This cluster
includes the Moreland Community Health service as well as a number of other clinics
and health centres. This group of health facilities is well within walking distance of
Coburg railway station and the Sydney Road tram, as well as major road connections.
A second cluster of health services is located close to Moreland train station to the
north of Central Coburg, and includes two hospital facilities: The John Fawkner
Private Hospital (accredited 141-bed private hospital) and the Vaucluse Hospital (110bed
not-for-profit private hospital). This cluster of facilities is aligned along Moreland
Road.
Recreation and Public Open Space
Open space in the area is overwhelmingly situated along the Merri Creek to Coburg’s
north, with smaller pockets at McDonald Reserve on Bell Street, Bridges and City
Oval to the east of Sydney Road and in the section of the study area west of the
railway line. Recreation facilities are located on Bell Street near Sydney Road
(Coburg Leisure Centre and Bridges Reserve), further west along Bell Street on
Linsey Street (Tennis and Bowling), and closer to Moreland Road in the west (Mailer
Reserve) and west (Bowling Club).
Children’s Services and Schools
Coburg Primary School consists of two campuses on the north and south sides of
Sydney Road adjacent to the Town Hall. Children have a major road to cross to
access the primary school campuses. The King Kalid Islamic College and St Pauls
Catholic Primary School (located on Sydney Road , north of Bell Street) provide
primary school services to children of these faiths. Moreland City College is the only
secondary school in the study region, located on Bell Street, east of Sydney Road
some distance from train access.
Child care centres are clustered at the south end of the region, near to Moreland
station and along Moreland Road. More sparse distribution of child care is also
located along Bell Street near the Sydney Road intersection. Moreland Community
Health centres are located close to Moreland station and adjacent to Council offices in
Bell Street.
Community Services and Places of Worship
There is a wide spread of places of worship across the study area concentrated on
Bell St north of Sydney Road, and between Sydney Road and Coburg Station.
Community facilities such as the Town Hall, the Municipal Offices, and the Senior
Citizen’s centre are mostly clustered around the Bell Street/Sydney Road intersection
and civic precinct, with additional locations north at Gaffney Street and south near
Moreland station. Neighbourhood Houses are located to the north and south f central
Coburg. Robinson Reserve Neighbourhood House on Reynard Street lies about
midway between Coburg and Moreland stations, and the Nicholson Street Community
House to the far south east.
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