Camperdown aged care facility
The Victorian Government is investing $39.6 million to build a new 36-bed, two-storey aged care facility in Camperdown.
Each resident in the new facility will have a single bedroom with a private ensuite, promoting dignity, privacy and independence.
Based around the concept of ‘small households’, the facility will include dedicated kitchen, dining, lounge and break-out sitting areas. The new facility replaces the ageing Merindah Lodge at Camperdown Hospital and will be operated by South West Healthcare.
Werribee Mercy Hospital emergency department expansion
The project is being delivered as part of a $280 million investment to boost capacity of the emergency departments at Werribee Mercy Hospital and Casey Hospital Berwick.
Once complete, the expanded emergency department at Werribee Mercy Hospital will allow the treatment of an extra 25,000 patients each year. This will double current capacity.
The expansion will increase treatment spaces from 33 to 67. This includes four new resuscitation bays, 16 short stay beds and 36 emergency care cubicles to care for a rapidly growing population.
Designs released for the Mernda Community Hospital
Better access to allied health services
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This Allied Health Professions Day, 14 October 2022, we’re revealing a first look at a new allied health precinct for the Inglewood and District Health Service.
The project means more people in Inglewood and surrounding communities will be able to access specialised treatment such as strength training and physiotherapy.
What is allied health?
In Victoria, allied health includes 27 professions and more than 42,500 practitioners. Allied health practitioners provide diagnostic, technical, therapeutic and support services to patients who are receiving care in hospital or in the community.
They play an integral role in the delivery of healthcare and often work in multidisciplinary health teams to provide specialised support to suit an individual’s needs. These types of specialist professions range from art therapy to radiography.
A new allied health precinct for regional Victoria
The Victorian Government is investing over $2.4 million to build a new allied health precinct at the Inglewood and Districts Health Service in north-western Victoria.
These new facilities will help the health service to support the health and wellbeing of the local community around southern Loddon Shire.
Funded through the $790 million Regional Health Infrastructure Fund, the project will construct a gymnasium for rehabilitation treatment, care and support. This means more people will have access to services including strength training, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and podiatry.
There will also be modern student accommodation providing a comfortable and convenient place for medical, nursing and allied health students to stay during training and work placements. It will include private bedrooms, communal living, kitchen and dining areas along with landscaped gardens.
Franklin & Walsh Builders have been appointed to deliver the project, with construction expected to get underway later this year.
Take a look at the project’s newly released designs by Harmer Architecture.
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Last updated: 01 July 2025