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

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Alphington Grammar School argued treatment centre would pose a risk to students’ safety and affect its future viability

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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