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THURSDAY, <strong>24</strong>AUGUST, <strong>2023</strong> |THE GERALDINE NEWS |PAGE 3<br />
WhaeaAdelaide Couch-Snowand RevHughMcCafferty lead ablessing of the newhealth centre. BELOW,FROM LEFT: CommunityTrust Midand South<br />
Canterburytrustees Liz Shea and GailThompsonwith GeraldineDistrictTrustsJimmy Wallace,Rosie Mortenand WayneODonnell. PHOTOS: Fi McCafferty<br />
Health hub site blessed construction begins<br />
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On Monday morning, the Geraldine Health<br />
Hub project passed anotablemilestone as the<br />
former Geraldine Town and CountryClub site<br />
was handed over tocontractors Thompson<br />
Construction and Engineering for demolition<br />
of the existing buildings. Asmall ceremony<br />
was held at 8am at which the Rev Hugh<br />
McCafferty and Whaea Adelaide Couch-Snow<br />
led karakia and blessings.<br />
GeraldineDistrict Foundation Chair James<br />
(Jimmy) Wallace says, Its agreat day. This<br />
project has taken along time toget to this<br />
stage. At its instigation four years ago, the<br />
projects budget was two million dollars; now<br />
its five million. The price ofsteel alone has<br />
increased by30per cent. He says that the<br />
project was too big to finance with sausage<br />
sizzles, and is grateful to the number of<br />
trusts that have offered support. When we<br />
approached the Community Trust Mid and<br />
South Canterbury for help, we were surprised<br />
anddelightedthatthey cameonboard as equal<br />
partners.<br />
Anumber of changeshave been made to the<br />
plans to accommodate future tenants of the<br />
medical centre.Jimmysays they had to orient<br />
the building and plan the landscaping to<br />
accommodate cultural issues concerning the<br />
proximity of Geraldine FuneralServices.<br />
Wayne ODonnell says that the sitehas been<br />
used for many purposes, and he hopes the<br />
centre will revive the southern end of town.<br />
He says that as the building was to be<br />
demolished, the trustees of the Geraldine<br />
District Foundation were uncomfortable that<br />
perfectly good reusable items that could<br />
be repurposed and reused were about to<br />
becomelandfill.<br />
Wayne says, We spoke with community<br />
groups to see if they would be interested in<br />
removing reusable items from the site to<br />
repurpose within clubsand groups throughout<br />
Geraldine. The Geraldine Mens Shed,<br />
Geraldine District Golf Club, Geraldine<br />
Vintage Car and Machinery Club and the<br />
Geraldine Academy of Performance and Arts<br />
were among those who tookupthe offer.<br />
These gifts of items for repurposing<br />
also fulfil the ethos of the Geraldine<br />
District Foundation to benefit the Geraldine<br />
Community.<br />
The Geraldine Town and Country Club sign<br />
has been rehomed at the Geraldine Vintage Car<br />
and Machinery Club, which will allow its<br />
historical significance ofanearlier era to be<br />
remembered.<br />
The new buildingwilltakeayear to complete.<br />
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