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Officer
Cardinia Shire, the 4th fastest growing LGA in Victoria and one of the fastest growing LGAs in Australia, lies in Melbourne’s South East Growth Corridor.
Located in Cardinia Shire, currently developing area, now entering its growth phase.
Officer Area:
Located in Cardinia Shire, currently developing area, now entering its growth phase. Cardinia Shire, the 4th fastest growing LGA in Victoria and one of the fastest growing LGAs in Australia, lies in Melbourne’s South East Growth Corridor.
Population: Statistics suggest three to four families move to the Cardinia Shire region each day. Between 2014 and 2031, these new families will increase Cardinia Shire’s population by 74,400 and will bring the total population to 161,400 people by 2031.
Childcare facilities : Officer residents in need of quality childcare services will be spoiled for choice, with access to approximately 42 childcare centres within a 15km drive of the Officer CBD
Education
64 Schools within 20km drive from Officer CBD. As Officer is situated in Melbourne Metropolitan, the area has a diverse range of primary schools, secondary schools, special schools, childcare centres and tertiary education institutions
Travelling 20km via car from the Officer CBD, residents will find approximately 34 primary schools and 11 secondary schools.
Additionally, there are 16 Prep to Year 12 schools, which include the high-achieving Berwick Grammar School and St Margaret’s School. For children with special needs, the Officer Specialist School, the Dandenong Valley Special Development School and Marnebek School are the closest.
From the Officer CBD, the Berwick Campus of Monash University is situated less than 10 minutes away.
Monash University’s third largest campus in Australia; the Peninsula Campus, is a half an hours’ drive south-west of the Officer CBD. Like the Berwick Campus, public buses and the Monash shuttle bus allow easy travel to the Peninsula Campus.
Deakin University’s Burwood Campus is also a half an hours’ drive from the Officer CBD.
A 10 minutes’ drive from the Officer CBD is the Chisholm Institute of TAFE’s Berwick Campus.
Shopping
Melbourne is known as the fashion capital of Australia.
One of the largest shopping centres in Australia, the Westfield Fountain Gate Shopping Centre, is a short, 10 minutes’ drive north-west of the Officer CBD.
Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre is a 20 minutes’ drive from the Officer CBD.
Casey Central Shopping Centre is a 15 minutes’ drive from the Officer CBD.
Around 18 neighbourhood centres are within a 15km drive of the Officer CBD. These include the Arena Shopping Centre and Lakeside Square Shopping Centre. Smaller, local neighbourhood centres are also located in and around Officer.
Attractions
Gumbuya World- Explore a world of feathers, fur and fun; Benny D’Angelo The cellar door on your door step; Wilson Botanic Park Berwick; Stay Indoors and get Climbing. Potter around at Robert Gordon Factory; Farmers market at the old cheese Factory.
Health
Less than a 10 minutes’ drive west of the Officer CBD is the Casey Public Hospital.
St John of God Berwick Private Hospital, a 10 minutes’ drive from the Officer CBD.
There are approximately 18 medical centres, offering a range of general and specialist services, within a 10km drive of the Officer CBD.
Transport
Officer residents have direct access to the Princes Highway and Princes Freeway, so the Melbourne CBD is less than an hours’ drive north-west of the Officer CBD.
Dandenong is a 20 minutes’ drive north-west via the Princes Freeway and Hastings is a 40 minutes’ drive south via the Western Port Highway.
A couple of minutes’ drive south of the Officer CBD is the Officer Railway Station on Officer South Road.