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Health 24 April 2025

VHBA projects in focus at Health Facilities Design and Development Summit 2025

We recently shared our vision for transforming Victoria’s health infrastructure at the Health Facilities Design and Development Summit 2025.

The summit aims to bring health infrastructure stakeholders together to explore contemporary planning, design, and delivery practices shaping the hospitals of the future.

Deanne Leaver, Acting Senior Executive Program Director of the Parkville Precinct Redevelopment, showcased the innovative work of our team to key industry partners.

She highlighted our portfolio of 66 projects and programs across the state, ensuring Victorians have access to the healthcare they need, closer to home.

Learn more by visiting the dedicated pages below.

Our projects and programs

High‑angle aerial view of the new Footscray Hospital in Melbourne’s west, showing a large contemporary hospital complex with layered, stepped buildings wrapped in glass and light‑coloured cladding. Rooftop terraces include landscaped gardens and planted green roofs, with solar panels visible on adjacent structures. A prominent sign reads “Footscray Hospital” near the upper levels.
18 February 2026

New Footscray Hospital

The Victorian Government has delivered your new Footscray Hospital – one of the state’s largest ever health infrastructure projects.
Project
Artist impression of aerial view of the Frankston Hospital Redevelopment
12 March 2026

Frankston Hospital redevelopment

A $1.1 billion redevelopment of Peninsula University Hospital, formerly known as Frankston Hospital.
Project
Artist impression of a hospital with modern and colourful design
14 May 2026

Ballarat Base Hospital redevelopment

The Victorian Government is investing $655 million to redevelop and expand the Ballarat Base Hospital.
Project
Exterior of the Maryborough Hospital, with large windows and silver facade panels
14 April 2026

Maryborough and District Hospital redevelopment

The redevelopment has delivered a new urgent care centre, a 32-bed inpatient unit, two operating theatres and recovery spaces, a day medical centre and new birthing suites.
Project
hospital artist impression
20 March 2026

Warrnambool Base Hospital redevelopment

The Victorian Government is investing $396.1 million to deliver the Warrnambool Base Hospital redevelopment.
Project
Artist impression of a welcoming looking waiting area
17 December 2025

Barwon Women’s and Children’s

The new facility will provide world-class women’s health (including maternity) and paediatric facilities to meet the growing needs of Geelong and surrounding communities.
Project
A comfortable and modern looking bedroom
28 August 2025

Camperdown aged care facility

The Victorian Government invested $39.6 million to build a new aged care facility in Camperdown.
Project
Aerial view of white and black building
17 February 2026

Youth prevention and recovery care centre expansion and upgrade program

The Victorian Government is investing $141 million to deliver new YPARCs across the state to support youth mental health.
Program
Artist impression showing external view of the Thomas Embling Hospital
10 July 2024

Thomas Embling Hospital expansion

The Victorian Government is investing $515.7 million to deliver the Thomas Embling Hospital expansion project.
Project
New ambulance branch
29 May 2025

Ambulance Victoria Development Program

The Victorian Government has committed more than $280 million since 2015 to the Ambulance Victoria Development Program.
Program
Mother and child playing on a window seat
01 June 2026

Early parenting centres expansion and upgrade program

The more than $168 million early parenting centres expansion and upgrade program will more than triple the number of early parenting centres (EPCs) in Victoria. This will provide support to ...
Program

Sustainability and the future of health infrastructure design

On this year’s theme of Building Green, Deanne highlighted the initiatives we use to design and deliver facilities that are more energy-efficient, sustainable and resilient.

These initiatives embed sustainability throughout the design and construction process, creating better environmental outcomes while ensuring the safety and comfort of patients and staff.

She also focused on innovations for future health infrastructure design, such as modular construction and digital engineering.

Find out more about our initiatives below.

Our initiatives

Two workers installing a solar panel on a roof
15 April 2025

Energy Efficiency and Solar Program

The Victorian Government's Energy Efficiency and Solar Program, supported by a $40 million investment, is driving sustainable progress in health services statewide.
Project
Two people in hard hats, holding tablets and looking at digital building models on the screens
18 October 2024

Digital Engineering Framework

Find out how we are taking infrastructure into the future with our new Digital Engineering Framework.
Resource
An artwork of a bird and butterflies, depicted in blues and purples
30 July 2024

What is biophilic design?

Learn how we incorporate nature into our building designs to promote wellbeing.
Article
View of a plant-filled atrium within the new Bendigo Hospital
22 October 2021

Guidelines for sustainability in capital works

Our sustainability guidelines provide advice and guidance on how to build sustainable and resilient buildings. They are relevant to all stakeholders involved in the design, construction and ...
Guideline
Truck pulls construction module
30 May 2022

Modular construction in healthcare design

Modular construction can deliver fast, high quality and sustainable healthcare buildings.
Article

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