A new heart for our community: Building it together
Welcome to Goldfields Connect. This site was developed to collaboratively explore the community’s interest in creating a community hub for Maryborough and surrounds.
Why a Community Roadmap? The Maryborough and Surrounds Community Roadmap was created by FRRR alongside representatives of not-for-profit (NFP) organisations, community groups, and other key stakeholders connected to the Maryborough region’s active NFP sector. Following a series of workshops the principles, vision, and goals were developed at a Community Roadmap Workshop in May 2025 . The vision for "A Community Hub [to] support shared local activities and services" arose from the roadmap process. You can find the Roadmap and the Hub Feasibility Study proposal in the Our Story section, https://www.goldfieldsconnect.net/blank.
That’s why our first step is a Feasibility Study—and we need your voice to guide it.
What is this feasibility study and when is it happening? The study has the dual goal of determining and assessing what services already exist and where improvements could be made. Alongside this information gathering, the feasibility study aims to garner an understanding of the expectations and requirements of the local Not-For-Profit community from a Community Hub/Centre. The result will be evidence-based data to guide the next steps in the process of identifying what a Community Hub/Centre will look like in Maryborough and how it will work and what that could be. The feasibility study is due to be finalised in August 2026.
How can the community have a say? This website has been designed to make sure that you can have a voice and stay informed.
* Above is a link to our in-depth community survey. Please complete it and share it widely.
* This project study is being managed by the Maryborough Volunteer Resource Group and is supported by the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal. If you want to discuss further, please see our contacts page, https://www.goldfieldsconnect.net/contact.
* Face to face interviews will be conducted in the next phase of the feasibility study.
* You can find background documents, news releases, details on any meetings, and other relevant information in the links at the top of this page.