It has been more than half a century since Griffith had a new ambulance station but Murray MP Adrian Piccoli has announced 2017 will see construction start on a modern facility.
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Building of the new $4 million Griffith Ambulance station will begin in 2017, following the state government’s pre-election promise in 2015 to deliver the funding.
“The Griffith Ambulance Station will be a purpose-built modern facility to help our highly trained paramedics be in the right place, at the right time,” Mr Piccoli said.
An extensive consultation process was undertaken before the announcement ground would be broken, with a Griffith Project User Group started including local paramedics, according to Mr Piccoli. The new Griffith NSW Ambulance station will be built within Griffith City Council’s emergency services precinct.
Located at the corner of Crossing and Wakaden Streets, the station will include administration, office area and amenities, on site parking, a logistics and storage area and an external wash bay. Since being built in 1955 the current ambulance station has only undergone modest upgrades, with news of the scheduled upgrade long awaited for.
Mr Piccoli said the funding was a demonstration of the state government’s commitment to investing in regional infrastructure, with the $4 million for the ambulance station adding to $4 million given to upgrade the Yoogali intersection, $1million for the Southern Heavy Vehicle bypass and $330,000 for the skate park redevelopment.