Community precinct update

Active Open Space and Community Activity Centre – Artist’s impression 

We’ve been working closely with Hume City Council and other key stakeholders on the masterplan for the education and community hub within Merrifield.

Centrally located at the intersection of Blackmore Road and St Georges Boulevard, this huge 25 hectare space will comprise two primary schools, a secondary school, community activity centre and sporting reserve.

A massive 9.5 hectares of active open space (4.5 times the size of the MCG!) will consist of two AFL / cricket ovals, tennis courts, cricket nets, pavilions, playgrounds as well as a proposed off-leash dog area. We will shortly appoint a lead architect and commence detailed design for this space with an anticipated opening in early 2021.

Hume City Council will soon start detailed design of its community activity centre, which is anticipated to be one of the largest community spaces of its kind delivered in the municipality to date! The centre is expected to encompass kindergarten rooms, maternal child and health services and general community / consulting spaces. The centre is anticipated to be open in mid 2021!

We look forward to sharing further progress updates very soon!

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Garden tips from landscape architect Brett Foulis

We are committed to delivering a high quality living environment that marries natural beauty with the best of contemporary urban design. It starts with stunning streetscapes – carefully designed to connect our residents to lush parklands, waterways and community facilities.

Merrifield’s landscape designer, Brett Foulis, Senior Associate – MDG Architects, has these essential tips for new residents looking to create a stunning front garden.

5 steps to a beautiful garden

Watering
Water your garden weekly as a minimum (unless you have more than 10mm of rainfall that week) garden beds can get dry even in winter and if you don’t keep the moisture up soils can become non-wetting (hyrdro-phobic) and difficult to saturate.

Weeding
Pull weeds out regularly so that it doesn’t become an overwhelming chore. Be careful of bringing in mulches or manures which may contain lots of weed seeds.

Mowing and edging
Warm season grasses like kikuyu, are hardy and vigorous but require regular mowing and edging to look their best. Don’t put lawn clippings on your garden or trees as piles of fresh clippings will kill your plants. We recommend putting them in your green bin to be composted by Council.

Fertilising
Apply suitable fertiliser such as Osmocote ‘Long Life Fertiliser’ once every 6 months. Alternatively fork through worm castings or organic compost.

Grass
Seeded or pre-grown turf grass is preferred and has a cooling effect on the ground around your home. Artificial turf heats up in the sun and will deteriorate over time and cannot be recycled (it will end up in landfill). Warranties for artificial turf range from 0 -7 years.

School Holiday Sports Spectacular

These school holidays we’re hosting a sporting spectacular on Saturday 28th September from 10am – 2pm at the Merrifield Neighbourhood Park! 

We’ve partnered with Connect 4 Wellbeing and Kelly Sports to bring the whole family some grand final pre-game fun – stacked with sporting games, an inflatable obstacle, face painting and more!

Check out the full activity timetable below.

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And the fun doesn’t stop there… we also have some other great activations planned.
Check out the full list below.

• FREE facepainting
• Free footy challenge
• Inflatable obstacle course
• FREE animal farm
• Fun zone games
• Food trucks
• Merrifield Market stalls
• M-PWR Fitness and Wellness

 

Decorated Bike Competition!

Let your imagination run wild and enter the bike decorating competition.

Transform your bike, trike or scooter into your favourite animal, a princess carriage, a Jedi Knight land speeder or anything you can think of!

Bring your bedazzled bike to the sports spectacular in time for judging at 10.30am.

Here’s some inspiration to get you started!