{"id":36108,"date":"2025-11-20T06:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=36108"},"modified":"2025-11-20T06:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:06:13","slug":"designs-unveiled-for-three-new-ambulance-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/11\/20\/designs-unveiled-for-three-new-ambulance-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"Designs unveiled for three new ambulance stations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Artist\u2019s impressions showcasing new ambulance stations at North Sydney, Oran Park and South Windsor have been unveiled, providing a first look at the modern, purpose-built facilities that will soon bolster emergency and mobile medical care in Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new ambulance stations are part of the NSW Government\u2019s $615.5 million NSW Ambulance Infrastructure Program, which will deliver 30 additional ambulance stations and support paramedic infrastructure over the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new stations will significantly enhance emergency care capacity, and support paramedics to deliver timely and high-quality emergency and mobile medical care to local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each purpose-built station will include internal parking for emergency ambulance vehicles, a dedicated vehicle wash bay, a multipurpose area for paramedics, a gym, meeting and training rooms, administration areas, logistics and storage facilities, and on-site parking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With excellent access to the major road network, the sites are ideally situated to complement existing ambulance stations in the network, and will help meet the growing health needs of local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Construction is expected to begin on the new stations in 2026, following planning approval and appointment of building contractors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The planning and design stage is nearing completion, and communities will be kept informed as the projects progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Locations for the new ambulance stations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>North Sydney Ambulance Station \u2013 224-230 Falcon Street, North Sydney<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oran Park Ambulance Station \u2013 1-3 Porter Street, Oran Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>South Windsor Ambulance Station \u2013 7-11 Acacia Close, South Windsor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To progress planning for the North Sydney Ambulance station, the community is encouraged to attend drop-in information sessions to learn more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thursday, 4 December, 4.00pm-6.00pm, Outside Victoria Cross Metro Station, Miller Street<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, 6 December, 8.00am-12 midday, Northside Produce Market, Ted Mack Civic Place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The planning application for the North Sydney ambulance station is expected to be placed on exhibition in early 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minns Labor Government is recruiting 2,500 additional NSW Ambulance staff, including 500 paramedics in rural and regional areas, to boost emergency and mobile healthcare for our metropolitan and regional communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information visit:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsw.gov.au\/ambulance-infrastructure-program\">www.nsw.gov.au\/ambulance-infrastructure-program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Premier Chris Minns:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese new ambulance stations will give our paramedics the modern facilities they need to care for our communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis investment is about improving response times and making sure people get the care they need, when they need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re backing our frontline workers with the infrastructure and resources required to deliver high-quality emergency care across NSW.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for Health Ryan Park:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur top priority is to ensure that our growing communities can access the health care they need, where they need it and when they need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re committed to ensuring our hardworking paramedics have high-quality, purpose-built facilities to support them while they deliver world-class emergency mobile medical care to local communities well into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith design well underway and builders soon to be appointed to commence construction, it\u2019s exciting to know these new stations are a step closer for the Lower North Shore and Western Sydney communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Member for Camden Sally Quinnell:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor too long, Camden\u2019s healthcare has been neglected, with under-funded resources spread thin over a growing population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe new Oran Park ambulance station will take the pressure off our Camden healthcare system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Oran Park ambulance station will significantly boost emergency care and provide the facilities our hardworking paramedics need to deliver lifesaving care in our communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m exceptionally proud to be a part of a government which is delivering the healthcare that we need, and very excited to see construction of the new station getting underway in 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quotes attributable to Labor Spokesperson for Willoughby Courtney Houssos:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe new North Sydney Ambulance Station is a great addition for the communities of the Lower North Shore. When emergencies happen, help will be closer and faster, supported by a modern facility designed to meet the health needs of our growing community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur paramedics do an extraordinary job under immense pressure, and the Minns Labor Government is supporting this by planning for the future. With excellent access to major roads and state-of-the-art facilities, the North Sydney Ambulance Station will strengthen emergency care for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quotes attributable to Labor Spokesperson for Hawkesbury Peter Primrose:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is great news for the Hawkesbury region \u2013 this new station will bolster existing emergency and mobile care as well as significantly enhance emergency care capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe South Windsor Ambulance Station, once built, will also support our committed paramedics to deliver timely and high-quality emergency and mobile medical care in the Hawkesbury region.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artist\u2019s impressions showcasing new ambulance stations at North Sydney, Oran Park and South Windsor have been unveiled, providing a first look at the modern, purpose-built facilities that will soon bolster emergency and mobile medical care in Sydney. The new ambulance stations are part of the NSW Government\u2019s $615.5 million NSW Ambulance Infrastructure Program, which will &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/11\/20\/designs-unveiled-for-three-new-ambulance-stations\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Designs unveiled for three new ambulance stations&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36108"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36109,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36108\/revisions\/36109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}