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LAURISTON G IRLS ’ SCHOOLSTRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

NOVEMBER 2016

ARMADALE CAMPUS - Bu i ld ings , Landscapes and Fac i l i t i es

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Introduction

01 Purpose1.1 Purpose

02 Consultation and Feedback

03 Current Position3.1 Location

3.2 The Site

3.3 Existing Campus Configuration

04 Constraints & Opportunities4.1 Constraints

4.2 Opportunities

05 Strategic Approach5.1 The Vision

5.2 The Objectives

06 The Framework6.1 Proposed Precinct Plan

6.2 Staging

07 Implementation7.1 Indicative Sequencing

CONTENTS

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This Strategic Framework has been prepared to guide the development of Lauriston Girls’ School’s Armadale Campus over the next 10 years. It seeks to guide improvements to the school’s facilities, resources and learning environment consistent with the goals and priorities in the Lauriston Girls’ School 2013-2016 Strategic Plan, namely;

• Enhancing wellbeing and resilience;• Maintaining a leading learning community; • Delivering strong local and global

connections;• Cultivating an engaged and supportive

community; and• Enhancing communication with our

community.

The Strategic Framework summarises the existing constraints and opportunities and then sets out the vision for the campus and the key steps that are proposed to meet the school’s future need to deliver a high quality, sustainable integrated teaching and learning environment.

This document sets the overall framework for the development of the campus with the detail of specific proposals to be resolved through planning permit applications which will follow.

The Strategic Framework has been prepared following engagement with the school community and local stakeholders regarding Lauriston’s future needs.

The Lauriston Girls School was established in 1901 and plays a significant role in the education of girls as well as the lives of many families who live in Stonnington. Enrolments numbers at 2016 are just under 900 students across the Armadale Campus including around 160 children in the Early Learning Centre (ELC). The proportion of students who come from families living in Stonnington are 70% in the ELC, 56% in the Junior School and 46% in the Senior School.

INTRODUCTION

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1.1 PurposeThis document articulates the school’s plans for the development of Lauriston’s Armadale campus over the coming decade.

These plans align with and seek to deliver on the goals set out in the school’s 2013-16 Strategic Plan, and establish a programme of physical works to address the school’s future needs.

The Amadale Campus comprises two separate sites in proximity to one another to the south of Malvern Road. The main school site is located between Huntingtower Road and Mercer Road and is known as the ‘Huntingtower site’. The second site is located in Murray Street and is referred to as the ‘Blairholme site’.

The main Junior and Senior School facilities, Kindergarten and Long Day Care facilities and

PURPOSE

Adminstration are located on the Huntingtower site.

The Blairholme site accommodates Prep to Year 2 students.

‘Central to the success of this vision is our ability to think beyond the ‘now’ and to plan for an ever-changing and complex future’ (Lauriston Girls’ School 2013-2016 Strategic Plan)

Development of the campus will involve interventions at varied scales over a number of stages. Many of the proposed initiatives are interrelated and dependent on one another. These initiatives therefore need to be managed in an integrated manner to ensure the overall purpose of the Strategic Framework can be delivered while minimising any effects on the day-to-day operations of the school and within the surrounding area.

The purpose of this Strategic Framework is to set the context for the proposals and the overall vision for the campus and to decribe how this is to be delivered. It summarises the proposed approach to matters such as built form, landscaping, access and parking and then sets out the staging of development over the coming years.

The Strategic Framework is based on the following principles:

• Deliver contemporary learning environments that support emerging subjects and teaching pedagogies.

• Deliver a state of the art, sport and training precinct.

• Maintain the current Prep - Year 12 student capacity.

• Increase the number of on-site car spaces and the quality of pick up / drop off zones to reduce traffic impact on the local community.

• Design new buildings and landscape treatments to enhance the campus presentation and respect its neighbourhood setting.

• Ensure a staged project delivery that provides minimum disruption to the community and student learning.

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CONSULTATION AND FEEDBACK

Preparation of this Strategic Framework has involved consultation with the school community and local residents as well as engagement with various Stonnington Council departments and other stakeholders.

Consultation with the school community and local residents was initiated through two separate drop-in sessions held at the school in February 2016. These information sessions provided an opportunity for interested parties to view the initial strategic proposals, ask questions of the school representatives and provide comments. Stakeholder feedback was facilitated by inviting written comments at the time of the drop in sessions or electronically by way of an interactive website.

This process provided valuable feedback and suggestions which have led to number of changes and refinements to the overall plan.

Key changes adopted as a direct result of the consultation include:

• A commitment to bringing forward the construction of a new consolidated underground car park in the north-west corner of the Huntingtower site in the initial phase of the development to ensure additional car spaces are provided from the outset.

• Reconfiguration of the proposed Early Learning Centre (ELC) on the Blairholme site to provide additional on site drop-off and pick-up spaces (20 spaces) in a revised one-way loop arrangement.

• A revised design for the ELC addition to the existing Blairholme building with increased setbacks from Murray Street and a revised architectural approach which derives from the residential character of this street and the adoption of a more muted colour palette.

• A reduced number of proposed ELC places from 200 to 182 reflecting the existing number of licensed places the school already has in place from the Department of Human Services.

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3.1 LocationIn its broader context the Armadale Campus is located approximately 6km south-east of the Melbourne CBD in the established suburb of Armadale, within the City of Stonnington.

The campus benefits from excellent accessibility by public transport and car along the major east-west arties of Malvern Road and High Street, both of which host tram services. In addition, Toorak and Armadale railway stations are within a walking distance of around 1km and can be accessed by tram.

A wide variety of retail and other amenities are available along High Street and Glenferrie Road to the south of the campus and the area is served by a range of public parks and open spaces.

CURRENT POSITION

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3.2 The CampusThe Amadale Campus comprises two separate sites in proximity to one another to the south of Malvern Road. The main school site is located between Huntingtower Road and Mercer Road and is known as the ‘Huntingtower site’. The second site is located in Murray Street and is referred to as the ‘Blairholme site’.

The school also has another campus at Howqua, approximately 200km north-east of the Melbourne CBD which provides a specific education program for Year 9 students. The Howqua Campus is not covered by this Strategic Framework.

3.2.1 Huntingtower Site

The main school site is bounded by Malvern Road to the north, Huntingtower Road to the west and Mercer Road to the east with an irregular southern boundary alignment to neighbouring residential properties.

The Huntingtower site has an area of approximately 3.2 hectares and accommodates the school’s main reception and administration facilities, childcare and kindergarten, junior school (with the exception of Prep, Year 1 and Year 2), middle and senior schools and specialist spaces including gymnasium, swimming centre and performing arts hall. Buildings on the site include converted former dwellings addressing their respective street frontages and purpose-built structures of one or two storeys in the main, with some three storey elements within a landscaped setting.

CURRENT POSITION

3.2.2 Blairholme Site

The Blairholme site is located at the corner of Malvern Road and Murray Street and is generally rectangular shaped with a slight ‘step’ along its eastern boundary.

This site has an area of approximately 0.5 hectares and accommodates Prep - Year 2 within a single storey former dwelling dating from the Victorian era with a later 1980s addition to the south. The building is set within landscaped grounds which includes some detached outbuildings abutting the southern boundary.

The school also owns a property on the south boundary of Blairholme known as 16 Murray Street.

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3.2.3 Surrounding Land Uses

Both sites have frontage to Malvern Road, which is an important VicRoads controlled east west traffic and tram route through the inner south-eastern suburbs. Development along this part of Malvern Road is characterised by detached dwellings from various eras as well as more recent multi-dwelling developments and apartment buildings of up to three storeys with landscaped front setbacks.

Huntingtower and Mercer Roads are both characterised by a range of detached dwellings, villa units and apartments with a mix of one and two storey forms.

The school’s main Huntingtower site has abuttals to four residential properties to the south, as follows:

• 30 Huntingtower Road is an ‘L shaped’ property with part of its former tennis court abutting the maintenance precinct of the school.

• 34 Huntingtower Road comprises a single storey detached dwelling with a driveway located between the house and the common boundary. A tennis court is located within the front setback and principal private open space is located to the south of the dwelling.

• 29 Mercer Road comprises multi-units where 2 single storey dwellings are located along the common boundary with the school.

• 31 Mercer Road comprises a two storey apartment building with a driveway to the south and an area of communal open space located adjacent to the boundary with the school.

CURRENT POSITION

The Blairholme site has direct abuttals to the following properties to its east and south:

• 1042-1044 Malvern Road, which comprises a double storey detached dwelling with open space to the rear.

• 69 Huntingtower Road, a substantial two storey dwelling with a courtyard to the rear abutting the common boundary.

• 65 Huntingtower Road, a two storey dwelling on a large lot with a substantial rear garden abutting the common boundary.

• 59 Huntingtower Road, which extends along the southern boundary of the site for a short distance and contains three attached units accessed via a driveway to the south.

• 16 Murray Street, a detached single storey dwelling which is owned by the school, but does not currently form part of the school campus.

• Abutting 16 Murray Street to the south is 14 Murray Street which contains a single storey dwelling with a driveway to its south.

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03 CURRENT POSITION

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Gladys Davies accommodates main reception and administration at ground and first floor and art spaces on second floor.

Irving Hall accommodates learning spaces, drama and offices on the lower floor, with the music school and performance space on the upper level.

Staff Centre is linked to Irving Hall at ground level and wraps around Irving Courtyard. It is a single storey building and accommodates the staff common room, work area, offices and resources. There is external access to the Year 12 Common Room.

Science & Resource Centre is a two storey facility. It accommodates the senior school library, learning spaces, offices and amenities at ground floor. The school’s FabLab and science laboratories are located on the first floor.

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Montrose House is a renovated Victorian building built in 1887 and is home to the Junior School administration offices, classroom spaces, language rooms and Year 6 learning spaces.

Junior School Library is located on the ground level of this two storey building with Year 3 and 4 learning spaces on the first floor.

Kay Irving Wing is a two storey building which houses Specialist Spaces on ground floor and Year 5 learning spaces on first floor.

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Blairholme is a predominantly single storey renovated Victorian building with later additions and temporary transportables to the south. It is home to the Prep – Year 2 students.

3.3 Existing Campus Configuration 3.3.1 Huntingtower Site

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Middle School – Years 7 & 8

Lilian Bayly Centre contains open plan and dedicated learning spaces and is designed to encourage linked learning across the two years.

Long Day Care & Kindergarten - 6 weeks to 5 Years

Sutherland House is a single storey building and provides long day care for children from 6 weeks to 5 years.

Michael House is a single and double storey building and provides the kindergarten space for 3 year olds.

Niall House is a single and double storey building and accommodates kindergarten space for 4 year olds with transportables to the south of this building.

Senior School - Years 10 to 12

Student Services building accommodates the Health Centre, Lecture Theatre, Senior School Staff Office at ground floor and learning spaces and offices at first floor and Art spaces on Level 2.

Refectory Complex is a two storey building with the ground floor dedicated to the refectory and offices. The first floor provides learning spaces and the Junior School art area.

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3.3.4 Existing Outdoor Spaces & Landscape Setting

The Huntingtower and Blairholme sites are extensively landscaped including the street frontages. Outdoor spaces include areas for:

• Free play

• Sports courts

• Landscaped amenity

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CURRENT POSITION

3.3.3 Existing Car Parking & Drop Zones

There are currently a total of 80 car parking spaces and 12 short term spaces available on the Huntingtower site, comprising:

• 54 accessed from Huntingtower Road at the Southern Entry

• 6 executive spaces adjacent to the Gladys Davies Administration building, accessed from Huntingtower Road

• 20 to the rear of Sutherland House, accessed from Mercer Road

• A drop off loop in the North-West corner, accessed from Huntingtower Road, accommodates a maximum of 12 vehicles in unmarked spaces

• The Blairholme site currently has no on-site parking.

The Armadale Campus is situated close to public transport with the number 72 tram running past the school and Armadale and Toorak train stations a short walk away. The school is also serviced by several dedicated bus routes.

The school takes great pride in its landscaped and well maintained gardens. These gardens contain substantial trees which not only grace the campus but contribute to the green canopy of the neighbourhood. This landscape quality not only delivers a valued intrinsic element of the Armadale Campus but also contributes to the neighbourhood character of the area.

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04 CONSTRAINTS & OPPORTUNITIES

4.1 ConstraintsThe proposals for the development of the campus have been shaped to address constraints which affect the school’s ability to achieve its strategic goals. These include:

• The dislocated Junior School facilities across the Huntingtower and Blairholme sites.

• The location of Prep and Years 1-2 at Blairholme and Years 3-6 at Huntingtower and the need for young children to walk between sites and cross Huntingtower Road to access school facilities such as the library.

• The need for a contemporary gymnasium facility which meets the needs of curriculum and sport offered to students.

• A general need for improvement in the configuration and quality of space in parts of the campus, including the introduction of more on-site parking.

Implementation of the proposals set out in this Strategic Framework will address these constraints and address the risk of:

• Increased congestion in curriculum/timetable delivery.

• Compromised student/

• Inadequate facilities for a 21st century learning environment.

• Reduced competitiveness of the school in the local, national and international market.

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04 CONSTRAINTS & OPPORTUNITIES

4.2 OpportunitiesThe Strategic Framework has been developed to build on the existing strengths of the school’s campus in order to capitalise on the following key opportunities:

• To relocate and consolidate school facilities and activities into a more logical and practical set of ‘precincts’.

• To relocate Prep and Years 1-2 to the Huntingtower site to consolidate them with the remainder of junior school classes to increase time for learning.

• To develop a contemporary gymnasium facility with the opportunity to share changing facilities with the swimming centre and provide improved sporting facilities for girls1 .

• To provide a dedicated long day care and Early Learning Centre (ELC) facility with increased flexibility in accommodation and learning spaces2 .

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1. Priority Three - Equitable Provision Actions:

• Review the allocation of clubs to sports ground and pavilions in accordance with a municipal wide long-term plan to maximise opportunities within local areas for females, juniors and older adults.

• Work with schools to create partnership opportunities for utilising existing sporting facilities on school land.

Source : City of Stonnington adopted Recreation Strategy 2014-2024, November 2014

2. The Framework draws on conclusive international evidence that early childhood is a vital period in children’s learning and development. It has been developed with considerable input from the early childhood sector, early childhood academics and the Australian and state an Territory Governments.

The Framework forms the foundation for ensuring that children in all early childhood education and care settings experience quality teaching and learning. It has a specific emphasis on play-based learning and recognises the importance of communication and language (including early literacy and numeracy) and social and emotional development.

Source: Belonging, Being and Becoming: The early years learning framework for Australia, Commonwealth of Australia, 2009Key Opportunities

• To provide flexible teaching and learning spaces to support improved learning outcomes.

• To enhance outdoor spaces which provide further opportunities for outdoor learning.

• To integrate principles of Environmentally Sustainable Design.

• To enhance the external presentation of the school and integrate the Lauriston branding.

• To increase the number of on-site car spaces through provision of a new underground carpark.

• To improve the quality of pick up / drop off zones in order to reduce traffic impact on the local community.

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05 STRATEGIC APPROACH

5.1 The Vision

• Provide a contemporary learning environment which supports the use of current and emerging technologies by students and staff members and which enhances student learning and ongoing professional development of staff.

• Ensure that current and future generations have flexible and creative learning and teaching spaces and open spaces which inspire students, faculty and staff and enhance learning outcomes.

• Facilitate the ongoing development and implementation of sequential curriculum, well-being program and co-curricular program, from Early Learning to Year 12 which will enable each individual to know how to learn and thrive in a safe educational environment.

• Provide facilities that support a strong sporting program with a philosophy of encouraging broad participation, skills development at all levels and support for healthy lifestyles.

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5.2 The ObjectivesThe following objectives will guide the development of the Armadale Campus:

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• Limit total student numbers to the existing cap of 1110 set by current planning approvals.

• Provide an increased number of on-site car spaces.

• Improve traffic management including the provision of new student pick-up/drop-off zones and a safer and more attractive environment for students.

• Maintain the landscaped setting of the campus and locate new development within an enhanced landscape framework.

• Design buildings to provide functional facilities that respond to the built form scale and character of the existing campus and its neighbourhood setting.

• Retain existing heritage buildings where possible and ensure sensitive alterations, where required, to heritage fabric.

• Embed environmentally sustainable design (ESD) into new development.

• Provide opportunities for ongoing engagement with the school community and neighbouring residents.

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6.1 Proposed Precinct PlanThe proposed precinct plan sets out the school’s intention to upgrade the campus in three main areas:

• A new Sports and Wellbeing Precinct;

• A new combined Junior School; and

• A new combined Early Learning Centre (ELC).

In addition, parking is to be consolidated in a new underground car park to be developed in the initial stages of the proposed works.

These projects are consistent with Lauriston’s Strategic Plan 2013 - 2016 to enhance the school’s contemporary approaches to learning and central to its place as a leading education institution for girls.

The approach to these projects reflects the school’s commitment to making the best use of the site, repurposing existing buildings wherever possible and keeping disruption to a minimum.

The proposed Precinct Plan achieves the following objectives:

• Consolidate the physical education and wellbeing programs in one area.

• Consolidate grade groupings across the campus to provide a logical progression through the school.

• Assist in delivering a whole-of-school approach across the Early Learning Centre and between Junior and Senior Schools.

• Provide contemporary facilities and engaging surroundings that attract and retain quality staff.

• Avoid the need for students to move between the Blairholme and Huntingtower sites along the busy Malvern Road.

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6.1.1 Built FormThe built form approach to the development prioritises a high quality of architecture and buildings that are sensitive to the site and its neighbourhood setting.

The new Sports and Wellbeing Precinct is located at the Malvern Road / Mercer Road corner as this offers a space of sufficient size and utilises the busiest and noisiest frontage of the site which is removed from residential interfaces. The new building will be setback from both school frontages behind landscape plantings, with an opportunity for school branding on the corner of the building.

The new combined Junior School involves the re-purposing of the existing gym as a Year 5/6 centre. A new link is proposed between this building and Montrose House, using setbacks, reduced height and lightweight materials.

The new Early Learning Centre will be located in Blairholme. A non-original (1980s) addition to the rear of this Victorian building as well as detached buildings will be removed and an extension constructed to the south which retains the prominence of the original Victorian building.

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6.1.2 Landscape ConceptThe Strategic Framework includes an integrated landscape concept for the campus which will enhance the school’s landscape setting, provide enhanced play spaces and reinforce planted buffers to adjoining streets and neighbouring properties.

Key elements of the concept include:

• A new Junior School nature play space between the new health and wellbeing precincts and the combined junior school. This playspace will provide a diverse range of active and passive play opportunities and challenges for children to develop their social, physical and cognitive skills.

• New landscaping to the Junior School frontage to Mercer Road to improve the presentation of the school within the streetscape and provide revitalised playspace and veggie gardens for food growing.

• A new Early Learning Centre landscape which provides expansive nature play based on the philosophies of the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood.

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• An extended outdoor learning environment that aids children in developing social, physical and cognitive skills in their formative years through active and passive play, exploration and imagination.

• High quality landscape buffer treatments to boundaries, buildings and car parks to soften the appearance of existing and proposed buildings and car parks, improve the presentation of the school and provide screening to neighbouring properties.

Some existing trees will require removal as part of the delivery of the projects. A significant tree replacement program will be undertaken as part of each stage of the works to compensate for any tree losses.

Landscape Concept Plan

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6.1.3 Car Parking & Drop ZonesThe proposed approach to car parking will ensure that at no stage of the development will there be less than the current number of car spaces provided on the campus.

Indeed, the proposal envisages a total net gain of 120 spaces as set out below:

Huntingtower Site

A new underground car park will be constructed where the current 12 space pick up / drop off turning circle operates on Huntingtower Road and will provide staff car parks and drop-off spaces. The underground car park is to be provided as the first stage of the development.

A new 6 space kiss and drop will be established on Mercer Road.

Number of existing car spaces: 80 spaces

Number of existing kiss and drop spaces: 12 spaces

Number of proposed car spaces:

• 143 spaces in underground car park

• 43 existing spaces

• 6 space Mercer Road kiss and drop

Net gain of 100 car spaces

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A new 20 space kiss and drop will be established at Blairholme. Blairholme staff will park on the Huntingtower site.

Net gain of 20 car spaces

Total net gain: 120 car spaces

Proposed Car Parking & Drop Zones

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6.1.4 Outdoor SpacesThe Strategic Framework will deliver a network of new and enhanced outdoor spaces including formal and informal play, and courtyard areas.

New spaces include:

• A new junior school nature play area between the proposed gym and combined junior school precinct

• An improved landscaped playspace on the Mercer Road frontage

• Two new multi-purpose netball and tennis courts to replace the existing courts on the Mercer Road side of the site

• Two additional multi-purpose netball and tennis courts in the current location of Niall House following the completion of the new ELC at Blairholme.

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6.1.5 New / Existing / Refurbished FacilitiesThe plan opposite shows the location of new and existing buildings and those to be refurbished across the two sites.

The Strategic Framework seeks to re-use existing buildings where possible and re-purpose where necessary.

The existing heritage building Montrose, will be retained and sensitively altered to provide a new link to the proposed Year 5 & 6 centre in the refurbished gym.

The original fabric of Blairholme will be retained with a new addition created for the purposes of an integrated ELC. The new addition will be sensitively designed to ensure that it respects the retained building.

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New / Existing / Refurbished Facilities

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6.1.6 ESDThe proposed framework seeks to embed Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) principles into the new development.

Proposals will be subject of detailed ESD assessment to consider matters such as:

• Energy efficiency

• Transport

• Water

• Waste

• Materials

• Indoor Environment Quality

• Opportunities for student learning

• Re-use of existing buildings where practical

The Strategic Framework seeks to ensure that the detailed design of development is able to achieve ESD Excellence and comply with the Stonnington Planning Scheme provisions of Clause 22.05 Environmentally Sustainable Development and Clause 22.18 Stormwater Management (Water Sensitive Urban Design).

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Existing Site Plan

Stage 1Demolish existing shed and Kiss’n’dropConstruct new Underground CarparkConstruct new Sports CourtConstruct new Uniform Shop and Admin extensionStage 2Install temporary ELC VillageStage 3Demolish Sutherland & Michael HouseConstruct new Sports and Wellbeing CentreStage 4Refurbish existing Gymnasium into new Year 5 & 6 Centre.Construct new Prep classroomsStage 5Relocate years 5 & 6 to new Combined Junior SchoolConstruct new Kiss’n’dropStage 6Demolish existing courts and construct new Nature Play areaStage 7Prep - year 2 classes relocated from Blairholme to Combined Junior SchoolDemolish vacant house at Blairholme siteExtend & refurbish Blairholme for ELCStage 8Demolish Niall HouseRemove ELC VillageConstruct Learn To Swim & refurbish existing Swimming PoolConstruct new Sports CourtsConstruct new Cricket Nets

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6.2.1 Stage 1• Demolish existing Shed and Kiss’n’drop

• Construct new Underground Carpark

• Construct new Sports Court

• Construct new Admin extension

• Construct new Uniform Shop

Stage 1 - Demolition Stage 1 - Underground Carpark, Sports Court and Admin extension

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6.2.2 Stage 2

• Construct temporary ELC Village West of Niall House

• Relocate 3 year Kinder & Day Care to ELC Village

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6.2.2 Stage 3

• Demolish Sutherland & Michael House

• Construct new Sports and Wellbeing Centre

• Refurbish existing Swimming Pool

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Stage 3 - Relocation and demolition

Stage 2 - Junior School Play & Kiss’n’Drop

Stage 3 - New Sports & Wellbeing Centre & Swimming Pool refurbishment

THE FRAMEWORK

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6.2.3 Stage 4• Refurbish existing Gymnasium

into new Year 5 & 6 Centre

• Construct new Prep classrooms

• Refurbish Montrose House

• Relocate years 5 & 6 to new Combined Junior School

• Refurbish Kay Irving Wing and construct new Music Pods

Stage 4 - 5 & 6 Centre

THE FRAMEWORK

6.2.3 Stage 5• Construct Kiss’n’drop and

relocate Pedestrian Crossing

Stage 5 - Relocation & Kiss’n’drop

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6.2.3 Stage 6• Demolish existing courts

• Construct new Nature Play area

Stage 6 - Demolition

THE FRAMEWORK

Stage 6 - New Nature Play

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6.2.4 Stage 7• Construct new Nature Play area

• Prep - Year 2 classes relocated from Blairholme to main campus

• Demolish vacant house at Blairholme site

• Extend & refurbish Blairholme for ELC

• Construct new ELC Nature Play Area

• Construct new ELC Carpark

Stage 7 - Relocation and demolition Stage 7 - Blairholme ELC

THE FRAMEWORK

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Stage 8 - Relocation and demolition Stage 8 - New Sports Courts and Swimming Pool extension

THE FRAMEWORK

6.2.5 Stage 8• Demolish Niall House

• Relocate Kinder & Long Day Care to new Blairholme ELC

• Remove temporary ELC Village

• Construct Learn To Swim & refurbish existing Swimming Pool

• Construct New Sports Courts & Cricket Nets

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07 IMPLEMENTATION

7.1 Indicative Sequencing

COMMUNITY CONSULTATION

INCORPORATE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK

CONFIRM STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK WITH STONNINGTON COUNCIL & COMMUNITY

PLANNING PROCESS (STONNINGTON COUNCIL)

CONSTRUCT NEW UNDERGROUND CAR PARK & SPORTS COURT

CONSTRUCT NEW UNIFORM SHOP AND ADMIN EXTENSION

CONSTRUCT TEMPORARY ELC VILLAGE WEST OF NIALL HOUSE

DEMOLISH SUTHERLAND HOUSE & MICHAEL HOUSE

CONSTRUCT NEW SPORTS & WELLBEING CENTRE

MINOR REFURBISHMENT OF MONTROSE FOR YEARS 1 & 2

CONSTRUCT COMBINED JUNIOR SCHOOL

CONSTRUCT NEW KAY IRVING MUSIC PODS

DEMOLISH EXISTING COURTS

CONSTRUCT NEW KISS AND DROP ON MERCER ROAD

CONSTRUCT NATURE PLAY AREA

PREP - YEAR 2 MOVE FROM BLAIRHOLME TO MAIN CAMPUS

DEMOLISH 16 MURRAY STREET

EXTEND AND REFURBISH BLAIRHOLME FOR NEW EARLY LEARNING CENTRE

RELOCATE LONG DAY CARE AND KINDER TO NEW BLAIRHOLME ELC

REMOVE TEMPORARY ELC VILLAGE

DEMOLISH NIALL HOUSE

CONSTRUCT NEW SPORTS COURTS & LEARN TO SWIM

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