A new Children’s and Community Centre is coming to Diggers Rest! This modern space is being built to support the growing needs of our Diggers Rest community and will include:

• Kindergarten facilities
• Maternal and Child Health services
• A unique Library Lounge – the first of its kind in the City of Melton!

Our vision is to create a welcoming place where everyone can come together, enjoy library programs, access essential services, and build lasting connections.

Council has started the process to name the Community Centre to ensure there is clear identification to support a well-planned City and ease of reference for the community and emergency services. Council will seek to finalise the ultimate name, as soon as practicable, so appropriate signage and advertising processes can occur in advance of the official opening.

The name must follow the official Naming Rules for places in Victoria, for more information please visit our Place Names Hub.

We asked the community to vote on which Naming Theme should guide the naming of the new building, and to share your own Name Suggestions for consideration.

In Phase 1, you voted on the Naming Theme you'd like to see for the new Building. The highest voted naming theme was Linking the name to place, receiving over 47% of the vote.

We also received 17 naming suggestions, which Council Officers have reviewed against the Naming Rules.

Officers recommended five names to be shortlisted for further community consultation. On 27 April 2026, those five names were endorsed by Council for consultation. The five shortlisted names are:

a. Diggers Rest Community Centre

b. Golden Sun Children’s and Community Centre

c. Volcanic Plains Children’s and Community Centre

d. Goldfields Community Centre – Diggers Rest

e. Vineyard Road Children’s and Community Centre

We are now inviting the community to vote on their preferred name from the shortlist.