Rotarians from Narre Warren are among many members from Casey, Endeavour Hills, Berwick and Cranbourne Rotary Clubs who are making a difference through fundraising to support ‘Livvi’s Place’.
Livvi’s Place is a playground in which children can socialise, learn and play together regardless of their physical or mental abilities. Led by long standing Endeavour Hills Rotary Club member, Geoff Brown, the clubs joined forces when lack of funding meant the Marriott Waters playground would miss out on its proposed amphitheatre during the first stage of construction.
A total of $20,000 was raised with donations of $5,000 from each club being made to the Touched by Olivia Foundation charity.
The City of Casey is working with the charity to establish the play space.
Brown said when the new play area and amphitheatre opened later in the year disabled children and families would no longer have to travel long distances to access all-abilities playgrounds.
The project’s ambassador, Therese Howell, said she was delighted that the generosity of Rotary Club members has allowed the amphitheatre to be built straight away.
Howell added that disabled groups would benefit greatly from the amphitheatre, which is expected to be included by local brochure printers in the future as a good gathering space for community groups and families.
The ambassador for the project further described how the stage area can also be used for more structured activities by groups such as Windermere, Yooralla and Oz Child as it will be separate from the play area.
