Carina Garland (Chisholm, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

During the election campaign last year, I promised $3.6 million to open a headspace centre in Box Hill in my electorate of Chisholm, and I'm really proud to say that I'm delivering on the promise. Box Hill headspace is on track to be fully operational by 2024, with some services commencing later this year. I recently visited the site of the new Box Hill headspace, and it's coming together beautifully. The site is on Prospect Street in Box Hill. It's close to public transport, to local schools and to the Box Hill Institute. Every step of the way the headspace team have been consulting with young people to create the very best service possible—and I think that's such a wonderful principle that headspace have. It's not just for young people; it's with young people.

I met with the team at Mind Australia and the Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network who are leading the project. I was so impressed by their passion and enthusiasm for making the site the very best it can be. I know how important Box Hill headspace will be for our community. I've had lots of young people write to me about how significant this commitment is. I look forward to updating the House, hopefully shortly, on this exciting project when it officially opens early next year.