THE wheels appear to be in motion for the future of the former Wonthaggi McBride Campus.

The campus was used as a COVID testing site for Bass Coast Health for some time, but since then, there has been little word on what the next stage of its life would be.

The Department of Education currently manages the former site of Wonthaggi Secondary College, located on the corner of McBride Avenue and Watts Street.

The site was ‘gifted’ to council for it to be redeveloped.

But both the shire and the department had been tight lipped on when anything would progress, with the Department of Education recently stating, “Discussions with the council about the future of the site are ongoing.”

However, this week the shire has announced via their ‘Engage’ platform that they have commenced pre-feasibility studies.

This includes exhaustive examinations of the property’s condition, including building and structural integrity.

This will identify short-, medium- and long-term costs plus risks associated with taking on the site, to ensure a full understanding of the costs involved in managing the site are understood.

A decision to transfer management of the site will be made after the completion of all pre-feasibility studies.

The studies are anticipated to be completed in July this year.