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Mernda Villages, first community to receive NBN Service in the North

The National Broadband Network will be rolled out to 13,400 homes in a section of South Morang west of Plenty Road before December 2012 making Mernda Villages the first community to benefit from the new technology! 

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Let the locals take you on a tour

Let the locals tell you all about the lifestyle at Mernda Villages

Who better to tell you about Mernda Villages than the residents?
Come and visit Mernda Villages, take the video tour, and let the locals reveal everything they love about living there.

It's only 30 minutes north of Melbourne with over 70 hectares of rolling pastures and wide open spaces. Mernda Villages is country living on the city's doorstep and has now land selling from only $184,000.

We have created a video tour that you can take at your own pace using the QR codes technology on your smartphone or tablet. (you can also borrow one from the Mernda Sales and Information Centre)
It's easy, download the Tour Map and Instructions (pdf) then bring the family on a Mernda Villages adventure taled by the people who live there!

Curious? get a preview now by following 3 easy steps:
Step 1: Search 'QR Reader' in your phone's App Store
Step 2: Download a FREE QR Reader
Step 3: Scan the code on the left and Discover Mernda Villages

For more information, visit merndavillages.com.au or call 13LAND (5263)

Live just around the corner from everything

When you live at Mernda Villages, you can enjoy all the convenience of having a Town Centre at your doorstep, featuring a shopping centre, medical centre, two primary schools, a kindergarten and much more!

Download our Community Map (pdf.758kb) featuring all the surrounding amenities.

Community activity centre is the place to be

The City of Whittlesea managed Mernda Villages community activity centre at 70 Mernda Villages Drive is up and running! 

With new reasons to get together regularly now added to the schedule, this multi-million dollar state-of-the-art facility is definitely worth a visit.

Not only is this facility home to Maternal Child Health services, special needs child care and local play groups, there are meeting rooms for hire, a large hall for hire with brand new professional kitchen facilities as well as an activity program that would excite any family.  

If you're looking to learn something new or just want to meet a few friends from the area, feel free to drop in.

Visit www.whittlesea.vic.gov.au  for further details or contact the City of Whittlesea community development coordinator on (03) 9717 0022.

Download 'What's on at the Mernda Villages Community Activity Centre' (122kb pdf) to find out about upcoming events. 

Invite to all Mernda residents

Are you interested in connecting with your neighbours and getting involved in making Mernda an even better place to live?  

Yes. Then the Mernda and District Residents Association (MADRA) is for you. MADRA holds regular meetings to discuss community development and will be working to implement the ideas highlighted in the recent Mernda community conversations. Everyone, of any age, is welcome.  

Please contact hswallis@tpg.com.au to learn more about MADRA.

Shaping your Mernda

Stockland in partnership with the City of Whittlesea, invited residents from Mernda and surrounding suburbs to participate in a series of collaborative sessions for local residents interested in shaping Mernda as a healthy, sustainable and vibrant place to live.

Community members shared ideas and built a mural of ideas, events and initiatives to build a great community. Several of the resident participants were local community leaders, while others had quite recently arrived in Mernda. The ideas and aspirations for the community that were shared provide an excellent foundation not only upon which a residents' group can form, but a guide for the ways in which Stockland can best support the community.

The feedback from the residents, is that they are particularly excited that the artwork created as a result of these sessions will be on display at the community centre and at The City of Whittlesea Council offices. Stockland and The City of Whittlesea Council are now working with residents to implement the ideas and initiatives.

If you are interested in joining the Mernda residents group, please contact us at cdvic@stockland.com.au.

Buttercross Park coming soon to Mernda Villages

Stockland Mernda Villages is pleased to share that our newest and biggest park, Buttercross Park, will open in June 2012.

Stockland facilitated a community consultation for this park, where residents contributed ideas as to what they would like to see in their new open space. BBQ facilities as well as a playground and abundance of open space will make Buttercross a destination for both residents and community members alike.

We look forward to bringing this to life over the coming months.

Shop til you drop at Mernda Villages

Residents at Mernda Villages will have everything at their finger tips with a new shopping centre due to open in early 2012.  

Ideally located on Mernda Village Drive, Stockland is excited to confirm that the centre will include a Woolworths supermarket and up to 10 specialty stores likely to include a café, chemist and fast food outlets once complete.

With car parking and bicycle facilities available onsite, the centre is the perfect one stop shop to pick up all the daily essentials.   Be sure to stay tuned for further updates.

The National Broadband Network is coming

Stockland residents will be some of the first in Victoria to be connected to the National Broadband Network (NBN) when Australia's largest national infrastructure project is rolled out across communities soon.  

Over coming years, the NBN will connect an estimated 1.9 million Australian homes to a superfast, national broadband network that will serve Australia for decades to come.   

Stockland is working closely with NBN Co., the company responsible for the network, to ensure Stockland communities are the first to benefit from this state-of-the-art technology.  

At Mernda Villages, the implementation of NBN means that broadband access in your home, businesses and local schools will be faster than ever.  

To find out more about the NBN, including status updates or if you are in an NBN activated zone visit the NBN website or call the NBN Customer Care Centre on 1800 881 816.

Your Local Council

City of Whittlesea

The lovely staff are always happy to help and answer any enquiries you may have.

Address:
Civic Centre 25 Ferres Boulevard,
(enter from McDonalds Road)
South Morang

Office hours:
Monday-Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm

Postal address:
Locked Bag 1,
Bundoora,
MDC 3083
Address all mail to Chief Executive Officer

Telephone: (03) 9217 2170 (24 hours)

Fax: (03) 9217 2111

Email address: info@whittlesea.vic.gov.au

For more information on the City of Whittlesea visit The City of Whittlesea.

Download the Community Guide (pdf 1.65mb)

Transport

Train
Epping line through Greensborough to Hurstbridge

Bus
South Morang to Epping ? Bus 571

Tram
Plenty Road to Bundoora ? Route 086

For more train, tram or bus information visit metlinkmelbourne.com.au or call 13 16 38 from 6am to 10pm every day.

Useful Information

Emergency Services
In an emergency dial 000

Police
Mill Park (24 HRS)
Police Station 151 Centenary Drv
Ph: 9407 3333

CFA
South Morang
875 Old Plenty Rd

Hospitals
Bundoora Extended Care
1231 Plenty Road
Bundoora Vic 3083
Ph: 9495 3100

Northern Hospital
185 Cooper Street
Epping Vic 3076
Ph: 8405 8000