Project overview
Planning is underway to deliver a new ambulance station at Bargo.
A site has been purchased at 150 Great Southern Road, Bargo marking a significant milestone in delivering a vital health service which will serve communities in Bargo.
The new station will significantly enhance emergency capacity across the Southern Highlands supporting paramedics to deliver timely and high-quality emergency and mobile medical care.
The station is one of 30 new ambulance stations being delivered across Sydney, the Central Coast, Hunter and Illawarra regions in the coming years.
Benefits
The project will:
- optimise paramedic response times and support critical lifesaving care
- provide a better working environment for local paramedics
- better meet the current and future demand for emergency medical care in Bargo.
Scope
The new station will feature internal parking for emergency ambulance vehicles, vehicle wash facilities, multipurpose spaces to support staff education, logistics and storage spaces, an office area for administration as well as staff amenities.
Status
The project is in planning and design. The next steps for the project include design development and seeking planning approval for the new station.
Construction and operational timeframes will be determined as the project progresses.
Timeline
Funding committed
June 2022
$615.5 million committed to plan and deliver 30 new ambulance stations.
Land search and early planning
December 2024
Site confirmed and planning underway.
November 2025
Site preparatory works and demolition underway.
Next steps - Design development and planning approval
Community given their first look at the new station design.
Planning approval and construction tender processes.
Construction and operations
Construction and operational timeframes will be determined as the project progresses.
News and updates
Bargo community a step closer to new ambulance station
The Wollondilly community is a step closer to having a new purpose-built ambulance station at Bargo following the purchase of a site at 150 Great Southern Road.
Contact the project team
Phone: 02 9978 5933