VHBA projects in focus at Health Facilities Design and Development Summit 2025
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Our projects and programs
21 February 2025
New Footscray Hospital
The Victorian Government is delivering a new Footscray Hospital – one of the state’s largest ever health infrastructure projects.
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04 June 2025
Frankston Hospital redevelopment
The Victorian Government is redeveloping and expanding the Frankston Hospital.
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03 June 2025
Ballarat Base Hospital redevelopment
The Victorian Government is investing $655 million to redevelop and expand the Ballarat Base Hospital.
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01 May 2025
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.
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06 November 2024
Warrnambool Base Hospital redevelopment
The Victorian Government is investing $396.1 million to deliver the Warrnambool Base Hospital redevelopment.
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16 April 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.
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29 October 2024
Camperdown aged care facility
The Victorian Government is investing $39.6 million to build a new aged care facility in Camperdown.
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27 February 2025
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.
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24 May 2024
Thomas Embling Hospital expansion
The Victorian Government is investing $515.7 million to deliver the Thomas Embling Hospital expansion project.
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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
06 June 2025
Early parenting centres expansion and upgrade program
The $168 million early parenting centres expansion and upgrade project will more than triple the number of early parenting centres in Victoria.
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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
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.
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18 October 2024
Digital Engineering Framework
Find out how we are taking infrastructure into the future with our new Digital Engineering Framework.
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30 July 2024
What is biophilic design?
Learn how we incorporate nature into our building designs to promote wellbeing.
Article
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
30 May 2022
Modular construction in healthcare design
Modular construction can deliver fast, high quality and sustainable healthcare buildings.
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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.
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What we're currently building
A new dementia-friendly aged care facility in Orbost
Artist impression of the entrance
A new $45.36 million residential aged care facility is coming to Orbost.
We recently released designs for the facility. The modern aged care home will feature:
- access to the surrounding natural environment
- open area views
- abundant natural light
- garden areas.
Sophia Motamed, Principal Project Manager, Delivery, Victorian Health Building Authority‘As part of a $45.36 million investment, we are building a new two-storey 38-bed aged care facility at Orbost. The new facility is designed to foster an environment that supports dignity, person-centred care, and independence, enabling residents to 'age-in-place'. This is particularly crucial in regional areas such as Orbost, as it allows residents to remain near their support networks and sustain community connections as their care needs grow.’
Residents will enjoy modern single rooms with private ensuites and a home-like feel. It will also be better suited to supporting the mental health and complex care needs of older Victorians.
William Phillips, Community member, Orbost Regional Health Community Consultative Committee‘Dementia sufferers will no longer have to be relocated to other communities, and couples will have the opportunity to remain together throughout their aged care journey. Ageing in the community in which you have, in most cases, lived for a very long time, is vital to the psychological health of clients and the community.’
Builder SJ Higgins will deliver the new facility with works underway to replace Orbost Regional Health’s ageing Lochiel House and Waratah Lodge facilities.
James Kelly, Co-Managing Partner, Clarke Hopkins Clarke Architects‘Part of the strategy with these facilities is to really open them up to the community and allow the community to interact with older Australians. We want to make the new Orbost residential aged care facility a community asset.’
Learn more about the Orbost Regional Health residential aged care redevelopment.
A new community hospital for Phillip Island
Artist impression of the Phillip Island Community Hospital
The Phillip Island Community Hospital will be a small public hospital providing a range of important everyday health services.
It will help future proof healthcare on the island thanks to a bigger and better Urgent Care Centre and the addition of day surgery, dialysis and chemotherapy services.
Once complete, the hospital will help take pressure off nearby major hospitals, including Wonthaggi Hospital. It will also enable more people to manage their health needs closer to home. The hospital will have links to specialists, community health providers and social support services.
Managed by Bass Coast Health, the Phillip Island Community Hospital will be an expansion of the current Phillip Island Health Hub. Construction is being overseen by SJ Higgins.
Building works on the first stage of the project - the new building - are nearing completion, with the finishing touches and testing of key spaces to be completed in the coming months.
The second stage of the project will transform the existing Urgent Care Centre, which will move into the new building we’re delivering as part of the first stage of the project, into dental treatment areas.
Learn more about the Phillip Island Community Hospital.
A new youth mental health centre in Traralgon
Artist impression of the Traralgon YPARC centre
Works are progressing on a new Youth Prevention and Recovery Care (YPARC) centre in Traralgon.
The new youth mental health centre will provide around-the-clock treatment, care and support to young people. It’s for people aged between 16 and 25 experiencing mental health challenges or psychological distress.
The centre will be a voluntary, referral-based service and provide a welcoming, safe and therapeutic environment that promotes rest and recovery.
Learn more about the youth prevention and recovery care centre expansion and upgrade program.
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The population is growing in the Gippsland region, with more people calling the area home.
By 2030, the Gippsland population is forecast to rise to 328,861 people, increasing by 18% from 2021 to 2031.
That’s why the Victorian Government is investing in health infrastructure, upgrades and equipment in some of the busiest areas.
We’re busy building health, mental health and aged care facilities in the region.
Take a look and see how they will benefit Gippsland locals.
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Last updated: 30 June 2025