Project overview
Innovation Wy, North Wollongong NSW 2500
Fairy Meadow Ambulance Station is part of Stage 2 of the NSW Government’s Rural Ambulance Infrastructure Reconfiguration (RAIR) program.
Project information
The RAIR program is the single largest investment in regional NSW Ambulance’s almost 130-year history, with 54 new, rebuilt or upgraded ambulance stations being delivered in rural and regional NSW, to support the delivery of enhanced out-of-hospital emergency medical care to the community.
The NSW Government is investing $232 million to deliver the Rural Ambulance Reconfiguration (RAIR) Stages 1 and 2 programs.
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 Wollongong.
Scope
Fairy Meadow’s first station features:
- internal parking for up to five emergency ambulance vehicles
- a wash bay
- administration and office areas
- staff rest facilities
- logistics and storage spaces.
Construction timelapse video
News and updates
Modern ambulance facility opens in Fairy Meadow
Fairy Meadow’s new ambulance station has officially opened, enhancing emergency care in the Illawarra region with modern facilities and sustainable design.

Construction completed on Fairy Meadow’s new ambulance station
The Wollongong community will soon have access to enhanced emergency health care, with construction of Fairy Meadow’s new ambulance station now complete.

Construction at Fairy Meadow's first Ambulance Station underway
Construction is underway on the new Fairy Meadow ambulance station with the first sod turned by Minister for Health, Ryan Park.

Site for new Fairy Meadow Ambulance Station
The Fairy Meadow community is a step closer to a new ambulance station with the facility to be located on the University of Wollongong's Innovation Campus.

Basemap courtesy of Apple Maps
New Ambulance Station for Fairy Meadow
The community of Fairy Meadow will receive its own Ambulance station under the NSW Government's Rural Ambulance Infrastructure Reconfiguration (RAIR) program.

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Contact the project team
Email: HI-RAIR@health.nsw.gov.au

