IT'S definitely a first for the Mildura region – and one of the first in Australia.

Work has just been completed on Chaffey Aged Care's intergenerational childcare centre, which chief executive Darren Midgley described as the facility's "biggest secret".

Mr Midgley said the $2.4 million Generations Early Learning (GEL) project was built "under the radar" over nine months but could now be unvei...