Transcript

Image: approaching view to new PARC entrance, followed by rising aerial shot of the completed facility.

Text on screen: A new 12-bed facility has opened in Ballarat to support people experiencing mental illness

Image: view of garden, then interior courtyard with table setting, then a refurbished lounge room from the old building re-purposed for use in the new facility

The $6 million Grampians prevention and recovery care centre is one of 20 across Victoria

It provides short-term treatment and support in a home-like setting

Image: view of the expansive new kitchen and dining area, then a corner roof detail seen through the branches of a tree

The new facility provides early intervention for people who are unwell or recovering from hospital treatment

Image: view of bedroom, then view from dining area to outdoor setting.

We call this a ‘step-up or step-down’ service

The program is part of a $325.7 million investment in mental health services

Image: old building, then a ‘drive by’ shot of the old and new buildings side by side.

Better care for Victorians, wherever they live.

Images: The closing slide is the Victorian Health and Human Services Building Authority logo, the web address vhhsba.vic.gov.au and the Victoria State Government logo.

End of transcript

Transcript

IMAGES: An aerial shot of the new residential aged care facility

Text on screen: Construction is nearly complete on the new $55.7 million St George’s Hospital residential aged care facility in Kew

IMAGES: Construction workers outside the rear facing units, and working on raised walkway

Text on screen: When completed, the 90-bed public residential aged care facility will provide residents with larger, modern and purpose-built facilities

IMAGES: Artist impressions of kitchen and lounge areas, followed by aerial shot of the facility, then upward external view of the first floor units

Text on screen: This facility is located right next to the hospital, providing residents with access to services when they need them

IMAGES: Various shots of workers completing door and laundry fittings

Text on screen: The new facility will open mid-2020

IMAGES: Aerial ‘fly by’ of the facility

Text on screen: Thank you to everyone working tirelessly behind the scenes to get this project completed

A sliding transition screen then displays the Victorian Health and Human Services Building Authority logo, the web address vhhsba.vic.gov.au and the Victoria State Government logo.

End of transcript.

Transcript

IMAGES: Aerial shot of the existing PARC buildings and new construction site.

Text on screen: The Victorian Government has invested $6 million in building the new Grampians prevention and recovery care (PARC) centre in Ballarat.

IMAGES: A digger drives into the construction site.

This soon to open 12-bed facility provide short-term treatment and support in a home-like setting for people who are unwell or recovering from mental illness

IMAGES: Views of the new structure façade, then interior view of the framework.

It will be one of 20 PARC facilities across Melbourne and regional Victoria providing the best possible community-based treatment and care

IMAGES: A worker prepares some equipment, then shots of slatted wooden area for housing plant equipment.

The facility is on track to open its doors later this year with the help of a hard-working construction team

IMAGES: Panoramic view of activity on construction site, followed by aerial shot of old and new building.

IMAGES: The closing slide is the Victorian Health and Human Services Building Authority logo, the web address vhhsba.vic.gov.au and the Victoria State Government logo.

End of transcript

Transcript

Text on screen: Thanks for having us, Yarraville!

Images: Footage of the new Footscray Hospital stall under a marquee at the Yarraville Festival in February 2020. Time lapse footage activity shows people moving around the stall, talking to staff, who are handing out brochures, children-sized high vis vests and branded showbags.

Text on screen: We loved chatting to you about the new people’s hospital for Melbourne’s west

Images: Young children are trying on the high vis vests and smiling.

Text on screen: Look out for us at other community events

Images: A mother holding her young child, who is wearing the vest and smiling. Footage of staff at the stall talking to public and giving out brochures about the planned new hospital.

Text on screen: Check our website for details

Images: The closing slide is the Victorian Health and Human Services Building Authority logo, the web address vhhsba.vic.gov.au and the Victoria State Government logo.

End of transcript

Transcript

Text on screen: Your new Footscray Hospital

Images: Map of site of the new Footscray Hospital appears on screen showing hospital site bordered by Ballarat and Geelong Roads

Text on screen: Melbourne’s west is growing rapidly

Images: Animation of cityscape in the background with roads and waterway in the foreground. Cars and trucks zoom past. A crane unloads containers for a ship. A train rushes through.

Text on screen: To prepare for the future, the Victorian Government has provided up to $1.5 billion to deliver the new Footscray Hospital on the corner of Geelong and Ballarat Roads in Footscray – the largest ever health capital investment in this state.

Images: Three boxes appear on screen. The first is a drawing of a hospital. The second is the cityscape of the previous screen. The third is a map locating the site of the new Footscray Hospital.

The map zooms into large screen and becomes an aerial photograph of the location of the new hospital. The triangle of Ballarat Road, Geelong Road and Droop Street meeting each other is highlighted with the portion of land in between shaded as the site for the new hospital. Victoria University campus is directly opposite the site for the new hospital. Footscray Park is adjacent to the university. Further text call outs include Footscray CBD, Footscray, Middle Footscray and West Footscray train stations (all south of the site of the new hospital). A moving line indicates the tram route from Footscray Station up Droop Street and past the site of the new hospital. A moving line indicates the bike path along the Maribyrnong River nearby. Finally, we zoom closer in to the site of the where the new hospital will be built – on the triangular shape of land boarded by Ballarat Road, Geelong Road and Droop Street.

The following text graphics appear on screen:

$1.5 billion - the largest ever health infrastructure investment in Victoria

At least 504 beds – an increase of nearly 200 beds

15,000 additional patients treated – 20,000 more people seen by the emergency department every year

Approximately 2,000 jobs created - in construction and during operations

Images: An illustration of two construction workers viewing design plans, accompanied by the following text:

Text on screen: What is a PPP?

The new Footscray Hospital is being delivered as a public-private partnership (PPP). The PPP model involves bringing together a private consortium to design, construct, finance and maintain the new facility over a period of 25 years.

The new Footscray Hospital will continue to operate as a public hospital.

Images: An animated timeline appears with small illustrations that inform the following events and dates:

Late 2019: Consortia shortlisted

Late 2020: Contract awarded

Early 2021: Construction begins

2025: Hospital opens

Images: We see the illustrated cityscape again, accompanied by the following text:

Text on screen: Green spaces, plenty of natural light and links to public transport are just some of the things we’ve heard from you about what you’d like to see at your new Footscray Hospital

Images: Another illustration shows people sitting on waiting room furniture, accompanied by the following text:

Text on screen: Vision and aspirations

A hospital that we can be proud of

A welcoming space and healing atmosphere, with the flexibility to change and adapt with the people who use it

An improvement in the patient experience to provide the best standards of care to promote healing and wellbeing

Images: An illustration of an outdoor space is shown, accompanied by the following text:

Text on screen: Key spaces and services

A less clinical ‘look and feel’ to internal spaces

Natural light and green space to evoke a health environment

Connecting the hospital to nearby existing places, such as Victoria University and Footscray Park

Safe pedestrian access and easy connections to public transport

Images: An illustration shows an architect and project manager working, accompanied by the following text:

Text on screen: Cultural safety

Multilingual or symbolic signage that considers the cultural and linguistic makeup of Melbourne’s west

Floor-based artwork could be located at the main entrance or near the Aboriginal Health Unit, and Indigenous artworks could be used as wayfinding throughout the hospital

Artwork should also be used throughout wards to make people of all cultures and ethnicities feel welcome while they receive treatment.

Images: Another illustration shows an engagement session of a person talking to the community, accompanied by the following text:

Text on screen: Key issues we’re addressing

Ability for hospital to cope with future population demands

Construction impacts (such as noise to the surrounding community)

Traffic impacts during construction

Adequate and affordable parking.

Images: We see the Victorian Health and Human Services Building Authority logo, the web address vhhsba.vic.gov.au and the Victoria State Government logo.

Images: A stylised map appears showing the location of Footscray in relation to the Melbourne CBD, and then the location of Sunshine Hospital, the new Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital, and where the current Footscray Hospital is in relation to the site of the new hospital.

The Footscray, Middle Footscray and West Footscray train stations are highlighted, as are the two Victoria University locations (Footscray Park Campus and Nicholson Campus).

Text on screen: Melbourne’s west is growing

Images: We see drone footage of new site in the foreground and the city skyline in the background.

Text on screen: Current Footscray Hospital

Images: The angle of the drone camera changes and pans over the site from different angles

Text on screen: New Footscray Hospital. 89 Ballarat Road

Images: The site of the new hospital is shaded. The roads bordering the triangular site, and the university opposite, are called out: Ballarat Road. Geelong Road. Victoria University (Footscray Park Campus)

Text on screen: Transforming the inner west into a health, research and education precinct.

Images: The closing slide is the Victorian Health and Human Services Building Authority logo, the web address vhhsba.vic.gov.au and the Victoria State Government logo.

End of transcript

These guidelines assist government and public health services to plan, develop and operate a landing site for helicopter medical transport (HMT) flight operations.

They apply principally to the development of new facilities, which have the best opportunity to implement relevant standards and recommended practices. The guidelines also provide baseline criteria for the assessment and upgrade of existing facilities, although we acknowledge it may be impractical to fully implement these provisions at some existing sites. 

The guidelines have been produced in consultation with Department of Health staff with assistance from expert technical consultants and in collaboration with Ambulance Victoria (AV), the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and Victorian public health services.

The specific objectives of these guidelines are to:

• support the planning, design development and operation of heliports that enable safe and efficient operation of helicopters engaged in medical transport operations
• ensure the development and construction of heliports follows best practice and reflects applicable Australian and international regulations, standards and recommended practices
• ensure details, including any cost–benefit analyses, for the planning, development and operation of heliports are integrated with hospital service and master plans
• provide guidance to public healthcare services and other heliport owners in relation to the management, operation and maintenance of a heliport
• support effective consultation with user groups and stakeholders including landowners, local governments, communities and responsible authorities.

These guidelines apply to heliports that are intended to enable patient transfer by helicopters conducting medical transport operations in Victoria. The guidelines are broadly applicable to ground-level and elevated facilities at onsite or offsite locations, and include the airspace associated with arrival and departure flightpaths. The guidelines should be used in the planning and design phase of a helipad development project.

These guidelines are only applicable to helicopter medical transport flights operated in visual meteorological conditions (VMC), which includes flight within the direct and manoeuvring visual segment of a point in space (PinS) approach or departure procedure.

These guidelines are not intended to provide definitive requirements for all circumstances, and it may be impractical to implement these guidelines at all sites. Note, however, that heliports may not be funded by government or used by AV if they are not designed and built in accordance with these guidelines.

Overview of Guidelines for helicopter medical transport landing sites

• Introduction
• Planning and concept design for heliports
• Detailed design for heliports
• Heliport management and operations
• Appendix 1: Related guidelines and applicable standards
• Appendix 2: Glossary
• Appendix 3: Heliport approval process
• Appendix 4: Physical characteristics of the design helicopter
• Appendix 5: Image descriptions