We’re proposing to rebuild Gum Nut Gully Preschool at a new location in Doncaster East and are seeking community feedback.

The proposal would see the preschool move from 58-60 Larnoo Drive, Doncaster East, to Corsican Reserve, 400m away at 12 Corsican Avenue.

Gum Nut Gully Preschool is managed by an independent, not-for-profit committee of parents and carers and was built in 1987.

The building is now reaching its end of life, and to ensure the continued delivery of high-quality early childhood education in the area, we are planning for the future of this important service.

We’re partnering with the Victorian Government through its Building Blocks program to replace the building with a new two-room modular facility, providing places for 66 children.

This would enable the kinder to meet demand for free 3 and 4-year-old kinder programs in the area.

However, site investigations have found it is unviable to build the modular preschool at its current location in Larnoo Drive due to the steepness of the slope, the number of mature trees that would be removed and planning controls including bushfire mitigation.

Nearby Corsican Reserve has been identified as the best alternative for the preschool rebuild. It’s only a short walk to Mullum Mullum Linear Reserve, allowing the preschool to continue with is popular bush kinder program.

Once the project is complete and the preschool has relocated to its new home, the existing preschool site in Larnoo Drive will be retained for community use.

This is an important opportunity to secure the future of Gum Nut Gully Preschool and ensure it continues to provide quality early years education for many years to come. 

We want to hear your thoughts on the proposal. Share your feedback by completing our survey at Your Say Manningham until 11.59pm, Tuesday 2 September 2025.