The Tasmanian Government is establishing a new Child and Family Learning Centre (CFLC) at Smithton. The new Smithton CFLC will offer a variety of services to support you, all in one place. It is somewhere you and your child can make friends, and they can learn as they play. CFLCs are welcoming places where you can get advice on health and family matters, education and training. For families and young children, they offer friendly and caring environments that support you with health and wellbeing services from pregnancy to age 5.
Extensive community and stakeholder consultation, including the establishment of a Local Enabling Group, will be undertaken to inform the design of the new Smithton CFLC and the services it will provide to ensure it is tailor-made to serve local families.
The first phase of community and stakeholder consultation for the new Smithton CFLC will commence later in 2025, once the preferred site is confirmed, and construction is expected to commence in 2027.
For further information, please email us at getinvolved@decyp.tas.gov.au
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Timeline
The project initiation and planning stage informs development of a concept master plan and commences in the first half of 2025.
Community engagement is now closed.
The initial stage of community engagement provides an opportunity for parents, carers, families, service providers and the broader community to help shape the services and facilities for the new Smithton Child and Family Learning Centre. Community engagement is expected to commence in the second half of 2025.
Local Enabling Group
A Local Enabling Group (LEG) will be established to contribute and consider ideas throughout project development. The LEG will have representation from key local leaders, service providers and community members representing a broad cross section of the Smithton community.
To register your interest in joining the LEG or to contact the project team, please email us at getinvolved@decyp.tas.gov.au
Development of approved master plan in readiness for tendering and construction.
It is expected to be completed in 2026.
Community engagement is now closed.
This second stage of community engagement provides opportunity for the community to review the draft master plan via the Department for Education, Children and Young People website and other channels.
Design development of the approved master plan in readiness for tendering and construction – expected to be completed in early 2027.
Construction is expected to commence in 2027.
Construction of Smithton Child and Family Learning Centre is expected to be completed in 2028.