Main works are underway on Geelong’s biggest health infrastructure project, with construction starting on Barwon Women’s and Children’s.
The project will expand women’s and children’s health services in Geelong, including maternity and paediatric care, so that families can get world-class care closer to home.
Minister for Health Infrastructure Melissa Horne said the project was an investment in the region’s future and ensured the community had a say in what was important.
“This is another big step for the new Barwon Women’s and Children’s,” she said.
“(This is) creating local jobs and ensuring families in Geelong get the top-quality maternity and paediatric care they need, close to home.”
Member for Lara Ella George said the beginning of construction was a big milestone for the region’s new facility and health facilities.
“This important project will give families in Geelong’s north a modern, top-quality facility to care for local women and children for years to come,” she said.
Barwon Health will be able to provide essential care for women and children once the centre is completed, with extra hospital beds, birthing suites, operating theatres, and clinic rooms.
Federal Member for Corangamite Libby Coker said the project will also feature a neonatal and parent care unit and an expanded special care nursery.
“Families on the Bellarine, Surf Coast, and across the greater Geelong region will be able to get the very best maternity and paediatric care on their doorstep,” she said.
