Maitland City Council has approved a $3.6 million multi-purpose community centre for Gillieston Heights.
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![HALL WITH IT ALL: An artist's impression of the new Gillieston Heights Multi Purpose Community Hall. HALL WITH IT ALL: An artist's impression of the new Gillieston Heights Multi Purpose Community Hall.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/KRM77tP3akqwSNbwmEzAg5/2117d61a-4e5f-4727-9412-ef83c9072a93.JPG/r1220_0_3938_2266_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Councillors voted unanimously at a meeting this week to approve the development which will be built on land in Redwood Drive.
A report said the centre will cater for a wide variety of activities such as meetings, functions, sporting events, care facilities and workshops.
The centre is proposed to operate Sunday to Thursday between 8am and 10pm and Friday and Saturday between 8am and 12pm.
Cr Ben Whiting said the centre will fill a void in the local community and help provide a range of activities.
Cr Philip Penfold welcomed the development and said a community centre would have been a great facility for Gillieston Heights during the 2015 storm when the suburb became an island.