Frontline emergency care in the Northern Rivers is set for a major boost, with the location for a new purpose-built ambulance station in Lismore confirmed and plans progressing for a rebuild of the Mullumbimby ambulance station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2025, the Minns Labor Government invested $9.97 million through the Infrastructure Betterment Funding Grants to build a new, flood-resilient ambulance station in Lismore. A further $3.4 million was committed to rebuild the Mullumbimby Ambulance Station on its existing site to modernise facilities and improve flood resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both stations suffered extensive structural damage during the devastating Northern Rivers floods in March 2022, the third major flood event to impact the region in a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The former Lismore Ambulance Station was decommissioned after the floods, with operations temporarily located to a facility at Southern Cross University\u2019s Lismore campus. With a long\u2011term land lease now secured, the new Ambulance Station will be constructed on Cynthia Wilson Drive, also within the University grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A principal design consultant has been appointed to develop the design of both Ambulance Stations, with staff and key stakeholders to be consulted throughout the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Community members and staff will be kept informed as planning and delivery progress, with both new Ambulance Stations expected to be completed by mid-2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These new stations will support local NSW Ambulance paramedics to continue delivering high-quality and mobile medical care to the growing Northern Rivers communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following a thorough evaluation process, new ambulance stations are built at locations which optimise ambulance response performance and meet the needs of local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Infrastructure Betterment Fund is a $200 million joint initiative by the Commonwealth and NSW Governments to strengthen community resilience by investing in more durable infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As part of the Minns Government\u2019s Strategic Workforce and Infrastructure Team (SWIFT) program, 51 additional paramedics are now working in Northern NSW zone including 12 additional paramedics for Lismore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The SWIFT program is delivering 30 additional ambulance stations and 2,500 additional NSW Ambulance staff, including 500 paramedics to rural and regional areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The third intake of the 500 regional paramedics has already started rolling out, following 125 paramedics who commenced in regional NSW last year and another 125 who began work in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Labor is making the long-term investments into recruiting more staff and building more health infrastructure, including ambulance stations, to better meet the growing health needs of our community and relieve pressure on our health system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NSW Minister for Health, Ryan Park:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe announcement of the new Lismore Ambulance Station site and progress on the Mullumbimby Ambulance Station rebuild mark important steps in strengthening emergency care for communities in the Northern Rivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThese projects will deliver modern, resilient facilities that support our paramedics to provide high-quality care to communities that have endured repeated natural disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are delivering more infrastructure and recruiting more staff, so we can continue to deliver the essential services our regional communities rely on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Recovery and Minister for the North Coast, Janelle Saffin:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSecuring the site on Cynthia Wilson Drive and progressing the Mullumbimby rebuild are critical milestones in providing our community with the durable, flood-resilient infrastructure we need and deserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur paramedics have been on the frontline through this region\u2019s toughest days, and these new stations ensure they finally have the permanent, modern facilities required to support the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n NSW Ambulance Interim Chief Executive, Clare Beech:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe new Ambulance Stations at Lismore and Mullumbimby will provide first\u2011class workplaces for our paramedics and improve the resilience of our emergency response network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cInvesting in these health facilities ensures our teams can continue delivering safe, timely emergency care across the Northern Rivers, now and into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Frontline emergency care in the Northern Rivers is set for a major boost, with the location for a new purpose-built ambulance station in Lismore confirmed and plans progressing for a rebuild of the Mullumbimby ambulance station. In 2025, the Minns Labor Government invested $9.97 million through the Infrastructure Betterment Funding Grants to build a new, … Continue reading “New ambulance stations at Lismore and Mullumbimby one step closer”<\/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-38337","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\/38337","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=38337"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38338,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38337\/revisions\/38338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}