The Southern Highlands community is a step closer to having a new purpose-built ambulance station at Moss Vale following the purchase of a site on Lackey Road.
The new Moss Vale Ambulance Station is being delivered as part of the NSW Government’s $615.5 million NSW Ambulance Infrastructure Program.
The NSW Government is delivering 30 additional ambulance stations and more than 2,500 additional staff across the state as part of its commitment to boost frontline emergency care for communities.
Health Infrastructure and NSW Ambulance carried out a thorough evaluation of the Lackey Road site to ensure the location best meets the needs of emergency ambulance operations and paramedic staff.
New ambulance stations are established in locations which optimise ambulance response performance and meet the needs of local community. NSW Ambulance identified Moss Vale as a high priority location following a comprehensive service planning process using best practice modelling software to map Triple Zero (000) calls.
The next steps for the project include design development and seeking planning approval for the new ambulance station. Construction and operational timeframes will be determined as the project progresses.
The NSW Ambulance Infrastructure Program will deliver 30 additional ambulance stations and supporting infrastructure across Sydney, the Central Coast, Newcastle and Wollongong over the coming years, boosting frontline emergency ambulance care.
Health Infrastructure is working with NSW Ambulance and other government stakeholders to identify potential sites for the new ambulance stations, with sites confirmed for North Sydney, South Windsor, Oran Park, Berowra, Prestons and now Moss Vale.
New stations are also planned at Colo Vale and Bargo to enhance the network of ambulance stations in the Southern Highlands.
Each year, NSW Ambulance receives more than 1.1 million Triple Zero (000) calls for assistance and our ambulance vehicles travel more than 46 million kilometres to keep the community safe.
NSW Ambulance provides high quality clinical care, compassion, relief of pain and suffering and rescue and retrieval services to the more than 8.1 million people of NSW.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Health, Ryan Park:
“The new Moss Vale Ambulance Station will support local paramedics to provide the best emergency and mobile medical care to the community well into the future.
“The purchase of the site marks a significant milestone in delivering a vital health service for Moss Vale and the surrounding communities.
“This new infrastructure will enhance network coverage and support the existing ambulance stations in the ambulance network in NSW.”
Quotes attributable to Labor Spokesperson for Goulburn, Bob Nanva MLC:
“Our paramedics will have a purpose-built ambulance station to help them deliver care when and where it’s needed.
“The new ambulance station will bolster the network of ambulance stations across the Southern Highlands and south-western Sydney and support existing ambulance stations including at Bowral and Picton.”