Construction is now underway on the new Warrawong Community Health Centre, which will improve access to a range of healthcare services for residents of the Illawarra.
Minister for Health Ryan Park and Minister for Planning and Public Spaces and Member for Wollongong Paul Scully joined health workers and the project team for a sod turn event to mark the major milestone.
The new Centre will be located at the northeast corner of the former Port Kembla Hospital site and is part of the more than $780 million of investments in health infrastructure in the Illawarra, funded by the NSW and Commonwealth Governments.
The new facility will bring together a range of speciality services in one purpose-built health centre including:
The new Centre will feature courtyards to support patients accessing clinical services, providing spaces for outdoor education, respite and clinical therapies.
The Project will also include dedicated accessible parking spaces and landscaping which has been designed with input from local Aboriginal groups and features a variety of native plants and trees.
Stephen Edwards Constructions has been awarded the contract to build the new Community Health Centre which is expected to be completed in 2026