New operating theatre complete at Yarrawonga Hospital

Communities across Victoria’s North East will soon benefit from state-of-the-art surgical care close to home, with works now complete on a major upgrade at Yarrawonga Hospital.

Delivered as part of the Victorian Government’s $790 million Regional Health Infrastructure Fund, the project has delivered a brand-new operating theatre suite designed to meet modern clinical standards and support growing local demand for surgical services.

The Regional Health Infrastructure Fund has delivered a new operating theatre complete at Yarrawonga Hospital

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Text on screen: Construction is now complete on Yarrawonga Hospital’s new $10.9 million operating theatre suite]

[Images: Aerial sweep across the hospital site and surrounding suburbs and Lake Mulwala’s edge]

[Text on screen: The new spaces include:]

[Images: Hospital entrance, main reception area, anaesthetic bay]

[Text on screen: a modern operating theatre]

[Images: operating theatre]

[Text on screen: two pre-operative treatment spaces]

[Images: two patient beds in pre-operative area]

[Text on screen: six recovery bays]

[Images: line of recovery chairs]

[Text on screen: dedicated areas for sterilising equipment and storage]

[Images: sterilisation machines, large room with multiple storage racks]

[Text on screen: Funded through the Victorian Government’s Regional Health Infrastructure Fund]

[Images: entrance to theatre reception area]

[Text on screen: Supporting regional Victorians to get the high-quality surgical care they need, close to home]

[Images: aerial view of hospital and surrounding roads, with view out to Lake Mulwala]

[Images: A white transition screen displays the text “In partnership with” and the “Yarrawonga Health” logo. A sliding transition screen then displays the Victorian Health Building Authority and Victoria State Government logos and the url vhba.vic.gov.au]

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A modern facility for regional care

The upgraded facility includes:

a new operating theatre
two pre-operative treatment spaces
six recovery bays
dedicated sterilisation and storage areas
a modern entrance and reception

By bringing all surgical services under one roof, the new space will improve patient flow, support staff and reduce the need for patients to travel long distances for care.

Yarrawonga Health provides a range of planned procedures including general surgery, orthopaedics, endoscopy and urology – and plays an important role in easing pressure on regional surgical waitlists.

Staff and patients began using the new space for surgical care in August 2025.