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After years of community advocacy, we are excited to share that cohealth’s 365 Hoddle Street site will be redeveloped to give Collingwood the community health hub it deserves.
This is a win for our Collingwood clients and for the community!
The Victorian Government has made a commitment to buy the site and turn it into a brand new, fit-for-purpose community health hub and social housing development.
The new development will be built at the current Collingwood site, honouring the deep history and connection this place holds for community. It will also allow us to meet the growing needs of communities in the City of Yarra.
While this redevelopment occurs, cohealth Collingwood will have a new home at a nearby location for up to three years. Moving out is necessary so that work can begin at 365 Hoddle Street, and our clients’ care can continue close to home.
This won’t be our home forever – just until the new building at 365 Hoddle St is ready to welcome us back.
Nothing about the care you receive, the team who cares for you, or the way you get support will change. Only the location will be different.
Thank you to our passionate community. You have been part of the advocacy to redevelop 365 Hoddle Street for many years. Your voices have been heard. Your strength and persistence in advocating for your community have been seen.
Thank you to the Victorian Government, and the support of the Commonwealth, for recognising this need and making sure community health in Collingwood is here to stay.
From early December 2026, cohealth Collingwood will be at 70 Trenerry Crescent Abbotsford.
This new address is 800 meters from the current Collingwood site, meaning that your care will still be close to home. The staff, services and programs you rely on will be moving together too, so your care will continue.
70 Trenerry Crescent is:
Over the coming months we will support you with more information about getting to the new site.
Until then, you should keep coming to 365 Hoddle Street as usual for your care.
We want to hear from you about what you need to make this move easier and what you need at our new home.
In the coming weeks, there will be opportunities for you to ask questions, share your thoughts and give us your feedback and ideas about how this transition needs to happen. You will have chances to have your say both online and in person.
We know the future of local healthcare must be shaped by the community. Beyond our relocation, you will have the opportunity to engage with Homes Victoria and with cohealth on what you want this new community health hub and social housing development at 365 Hoddle St to be.
We will be updating our community at the Collingwood site, through our website, over email and on our social media channels.
You can also sign up here to get direct updates by email or SMS (please leave your preferred contact details).
A: After years of advocacy from the local community, the Victorian Government will redevelop cohealth’s site at 365 Hoddle Street in Collingwood into a purpose-built community health hub and social housing development.
While the redevelopment happens, cohealth will relocate services to a site just 800 metres away, ensuring clients can continue accessing care close to home.
The future health centre will be built at the existing Collingwood site, honouring the deep history and connection this place holds for community.
cohealth will return to Hoddle Street once the redevelopment is complete.
The Collingwood community will have a brand-new health centre where people can access integrated care under one roof, close to home, for generations to come.
A: For years, the Collingwood community has advocated alongside cohealth for the redevelopment of 365 Hoddle Street to replace the ageing facility with a contemporary community health hub co-located within a social housing development.
In 2021, the proposal progressed into master planning but did not proceed.
Recommendation 11 of the Independent Review into cohealth’s General Practice Services, released in June 2026, was for cohealth to “resubmit its proposal for redevelopment of the Hoddle St Collingwood site for a GP clinic with social housing above.”
cohealth resubmitted that proposal and is now working collaboratively with both the Victorian and Commonwealth governments on the future redevelopment of the site.
The Collingwood community deserves a fit-for-purpose health centre that meets their needs now and into the future. The Victorian Government is making this possible.
For clients, the usual feedback process should be used. All options can be found on the cohealth website: https://www.cohealth.org.au/contact-us/give-feedback/
You can email the Quality team at feedback@cohealth.org.au or call 9448 6102 during business hours and someone will return the call.
A: Yes. We are inviting clients, community members and staff to join one of three short-term Hoddle Street working groups.
The groups will help us understand feedback, develop practical ideas and make recommendations about how we can:
Participation is voluntary and will involve no more than two hours per week. Client and community participants will receive an honorarium.
You do not need previous committee experience. Support is available if you would like help completing the EOI or participating in meetings.
Expressions of interest close Friday 25 September.
The proposed initial commitment is from the week beginning 28 September until the report-back commencing Monday 19 October.
If a group is asked to continue into the detailed transition or implementation period, the purpose, timeframe and expected commitment will be confirmed with participants.
To express your interest, please fill out the form below.
Please let us know if you have any accessibility, communication, language or other support requirements.
At this stage, the last day of service at 365 Hoddle Street will be in late November. Clients will be advised if this changes, and what it means for them. Continuity of care is a priority for cohealth and the Victorian Government.
Services will relocate to 70 Trenerry Crescent, Abbotsford, approximately 800 metres from the current Hoddle Street site.
Yes. All services currently delivered at 365 Hoddle Street will continue operating.
Yes, staff currently providing services from 365 Hoddle Street will be moving to the Abbotsford location.
No, you do not need to do anything at this stage. cohealth will provide you with information about the move and let you know if there is anything you need to do before your next appointment.
Yes. All services currently delivered at 365 Hoddle Street will continue operating. General practice services will relocate to 70 Trenerry Crescent, Abbotsford, approximately 800 metres from the current Hoddle Street site.
cohealth remains committed to doing everything we can to keep delivering the services that you rely on.
Our goal is working to make sure we have general practice services that our communities can rely on for years to come and are working hard, in partnership with the Federal and State government along with clients and our community to make this happen.
If you have an appointment scheduled after the relocation, cohealth will provide information about where your appointment will take place.
Your medical and client records will remain securely held by cohealth. You do not need to arrange for your records to be transferred because of the move.
A: Over the past decade, cohealth and the pharmacists worked to identify sustainable ways for the pharmacy service to remain available to the local community. Unfortunately, a long-term solution could not be secured.
The Abbotsford site does not have a suitable space for a pharmacy service.
The general counselling service may be considered from next year as cohealth settles into the new location.
There will be a new health centre at the redeveloped site. Community will have an opportunity to tell cohealth and the government what services they need to meet their needs at the new health centre. This consultation is important and will happen in the planning for the new building. We will tell you when this opportunity is available to you.
cohealth will keep clients and the community informed throughout the redevelopment. There will be plenty of notice before services return to the new Hoddle Street health centre.
cohealth will provide updates as key information and milestones are confirmed. This will include information about the temporary relocation, service arrangements, redevelopment and opportunities for community involvement.
Currently, the Needle and Syringe Program and dispensing machine remains open and accessible as usual at cohealth’s 365 Hoddle Street site.
In late November/December 2026, many Hoddle Street staff and services will be relocating to 70 Trenerry Crescent, for up to three years, while the site is redeveloped into a community health hub and social housing development. cohealth staff and services will return to Hoddle Street once the redevelopment is complete.
The Needle and Syringe Program and dispensing machine will not temporarily relocate to 70 Trenerry Crescent.
cohealth is committed to continuing to deliver the Needle and Syringe Program and is currently exploring possible suitable local alternatives for the Program and machine.
As part of this consultation process, cohealth is seeking input and feedback from staff, clients and community to identify a suitable alternative, and to input into the transition plans to appropriately support clients and community.
Our priority is to maintain continuity of access to this important harm reduction service while minimising barriers for clients.
The redevelopment is expected to take up to three years to complete.
The redevelopment timeline is linked to Housing Australia Future Fund delivery requirements which is completion by mid 2029.
With significant structural issues, cohealth’s Collingwood site at 365 Hoddle Street is rundown and in poor condition.
In 2025, Infrastructure Victoria released a report that confirmed thisthat a low quality and deteriorating building was impacting the care that we could provide.
Movements in the building’s foundations have caused cracks in walls and ceilings, while the building’s ageing infrastructure requires ongoing investment to remain safe and functional. The current condition and layout of the building also affect cohealth’s ability to provide efficient, contemporary community health services.
AIssues include leaking roofs and ceilings, uneven flooring, significant cracking, ageing infrastructure and spaces that are no longer suitable for contemporary healthcare delivery.
These issues have at times resulted in rooms or areas needing to be temporarily closed and create challenges for accessibility, privacy, technology and service delivery.
Early investigations will be carried out which relate to the proposed future redevelopment under Housing Australia Future Fund application process.
As part of the redevelopment the existing building will be demolished and the site cleared. It is anticipated that construction of the new community health facility and associated social housing will be completed by mid-2029.
When complete, the purpose-built community health hub and social housing development at 365 Hoddle Street will allow cohealth to offer care to the community for generations to come.
It will create greater capacity for health services and social supports alongside social and affordable housing, recognising that good health is closely connected to having a safe home and the right support.
The proposed redevelopment of the site is subject to Housing Australia Future Fund Round 3 outcome. If successful the project will be funded in partnership with the Community Housing Provider, Housing Australia and Homes Victoria.
Housing Australia has indicated that it looks forward to supporting the Victorian government’s delivery of the project through a funding allocation.
A: Yes. cohealth will listen to staff and clients about what matters most, using their experience to help make both the temporary site and future centre at 365 Hoddle Street accessible, welcoming and responsive to client needs.
Yes.cohealth is committed to returning to Hoddle Street as the health service provider for the new hub and continuing to care for the Collingwood community over the long term. cohealth will own the ground floor of the new development, where its health services will be delivered.
The redevelopment will deliver 69 new social homes. They will be available to any Victorian on the Housing Register and Victorians in need such as older people, and women and children escaping family violence.
Homes Victoria will partner with a community housing provider to develop and operate the social housing.
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