Another thing about resource centres wherever they are is they are accessed mainly by the people who live close to them. So putting facilities all together in nodes such as Mitchelton and none around here means we miss out big time.
This is in absolute contrast to the model of increasing centralisation of provision of services. The people who use the services don’t centralise – they stay completely local.
So centralisation of services (and big gaps in all the other areas) means that for most local areas there is very little service.
Examples such as the senior citizens centre at Mitchelton which provides a great facility and range of activities for seniors (but is completely inaccessible by public transport from The Grove (yet is our ‘local’ facility meant to serve us here!!!)) is that people who live near it have a first class seniors centre and local community. We here have none but are technically defined as having our needs met so we don’t qualify to ask for a senior citizens centre.
Same with Mitchelton Library.
Same with banks post offices meeting rooms cinemas and I think respite centres.