SAVE
WINDSOR COMMUNITY
CHILDREN’S CENTRE
Stop the eviction of our not-for-profit community childcare in Windsor.
The Victorian Government and Swinburne University are putting profit before our kids’ future. They are evicting us from our community-led childcare centre so the land can be rezoned for development of a 5-storey commercial building.
Help us object so we can keep publicly zoned land in public use and continue to support the community and young families who depend on WCCC.
Stonnington Council is on board to secure the site!
Stonnington Council has expressed their interest in safeguarding WCCC and has agreed to enter in negotiations with Swinburne University to purchase the land. They will seek funding supporting from the Victorian Government and Federal Government to do so but we will still to influence our local Ministers. Contact Sonya Kilkenny to help protect WCCC for our community and most importantly, for our children.
Windsor Community Children’s Centre is being rezoned and sold off by the Victorian Government and Swinburne University. It is one of the few remaining not-for-profit centres in the City of Stonnington.
The proposed sale of the land threatens the future of this vital not-for-profit community-based cooperative facility, which has served generations of Windsor families with dedication and excellence.
All community members are urged to contact the Minister for Planning as well as the Minister for Education and Minister for Children. Why should they care? Because it's their responsibility: Ensuring high-quality education for young children is a fundamental responsibility of the Education and Children's Ministries.
Sonya Kilkenny, Minister for Planning
(03) 9658 4301 | reception@kilkenny@transport.vic.gov.au
Ben Carroll, Minister for Education
(03) 9651 1233 | reception.carroll@minstaff.vic.gov.au
Lizzie Blandthorn, Minister for Children
1300 607 665 | lizzie.blandthorn@minstaff.vic.gov.au
Coverage
Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP
Federal Member for Higgins
The Age
‘University to sell land, kicks out kindergarten’, 17 July 2024 by Noel Towell
Tony Moclair talkback, 14 August 2024
Sammy J interview, 23 July 2024
Sammy J interview, 17 July 2024
NINE News
Stop the rezoning!
WCCC needs your support now more than ever. Get in touch with the Save WCCC Community Group, we’d love to hear from you.
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Education first and foremost
“The Victorian Government is committed to opening 50 new childcare centres as part of the Best Start, Best Life program, but is going to let their Swinburne arm profit by closing a fully operational centre that has been serving the community for decades? This is clearly a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing.”
Frances Hynes (WCCC Volunteer Board member and Parent)
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Preserve an urban sanctuary
“The outdoor facilities at WCCC are unmatched, providing a natural sanctuary for children in the heart of Windsor. My child has thrived here, and it would be devastating to lose such a precious environment in this community.”
Dom Abbott (Parent)
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Profit over childhood early learning
"Swinburne University has ripped the heart out of our community and the State Government is letting it happen."
Dale Martin (Parent)