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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adeshola Ore

Melbourne private school fails in legal bid to stop construction of mental health facility

Alphington Grammar sign
Alphington Grammar school was unsuccessful in its Vcat bid to prevent a 24-hour mental health facility being constructed next door. Photograph: Google street view

A Melbourne private school launched an unsuccessful legal bid to block a 24-hour mental health facility from being built next door, after it argued it posed a risk to students’ safety and would affect its future viability.

Last year, Yarra city council granted a planning permit for the construction of the facility next to Alphington Grammar school, about 7km north-east of the Melbourne CBD, after the proposal sparked backlash from parents of students.

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