BY JARROD MELMETH
Ferodale Road has been chosen as the site for the new Medowie Ambulance Station.
The NSW Health Minister Brad Hazard confirmed the news on Friday saying the new purpose-built station would be constructed at 30 Ferodale Road, with construction to be complete in 2022.
The announcement comes five months after the state government revealed the town would be home to an ambulance station.
Once built, the new station will feature internal parking for up to is emergency ambulance vehicles, relief accomodation for paramedics, administration and office areas, logistics and storage areas, an internal wash bay and staff parking.
Mr Hazzard says its the optimal location to service the community.
"Our paramedics need the best possible workplace to provide emergency medical care, and this new station will make a real difference to their working environment," Mr Hazzard said.
Port Stephens MP Kate Washington has welcomed the announcement saying she was pleased the state government is delivering the new station, but says additional paramedics and ambulances must come with it.
"Our local paramedics are already overstretched trying to meet the needs of our community, and they desperately need more funded positions to improve local response times.
"By next year, Medowie will have a six-bay ambulance station, four primary schools, two supermarkets, a 24-hour McDonalds, but still no public high school.
"The Minister for Education should follow the Minister for Health's lead and commit to the infrastructure Medowie desperately needs - a public high school," Ms Washington said
The project will now undergo a design phase and planning approval will be sought.
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| Pictured: Artist impression of the new station. |
