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Ballarat Base Hospital redevelopment: community information sessions August 2024

Community members were invited to come along to our local drop-in information sessions to learn more about their bigger, better Ballarat Base Hospital.

Thursday 01 August 2024 - Saturday 03 August 2024

Art Gallery of Ballarat - Annexe room 40 Lydiard Street North,, Ballarat Central, Victoria, 3350, Australia

About these sessions

The sessions were an opportunity to:

  • ask us about construction and what's being delivered
  • see the latest designs
  • find out what's coming up on-site
  • pick up a kids' colouring sheet and high-vis vest
  • meet the team behind the $655 million build.

These sessions were free to attend, and no registration was required. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

Community members were invited to come along to our local drop-in information sessions to learn more about their bigger, better Ballarat Base Hospital.

[Text on screen: Thanks for having us Ballarat. It was great to meet you at our information sessions to learn more about the $655 million Ballarat Base Hospital redevelopment. Once completed, Ballarat Base Hospital will have the capacity to treat at least 18,000 more emergency patients and an extra 14,500 inpatients per year. The redevelopment will be completed over multiple stages.]

[Images: Members of the community at the information sessions]

[Text on screen: Construction of main works - the final stage – has now started and is on track for completion in 2027]

[Images: Aerial views of the hospital]

[Images: A white screen appears along with the text 'In partnership with' and the Grampians Health logo. A transition screen then displays the Victorian Health Building Authority and Victoria State Government logos and the url vhba.vic.gov.au]

[End of transcript]

About your bigger, better Ballarat Base Hospital

Stage three of the Ballarat Base Hospital redevelopment has now begun. Stage three will deliver the new multi-level tower featuring:

  • a new emergency department
  • a women's and children's hub
  • a world-class theatre suite
  • an extra 100 inpatient and short-stay beds
  • a new helipad.

Construction of the new tower is expected to be completed in 2027.

Read more about the project.

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