Monthly Archives: February 2021

The Goulburn community will soon catch their first glimpse of the new four-storey Clinical Services Building, as part of the $150 million Goulburn Hospital and Health Service Redevelopment,

From mid-February, more than 1,450 metres of scaffolding around the new four-storey Clinical Services Building will be removed in stages, until the complete exterior is revealed.

Member for Goulburn Wendy Tuckerman said the milestone marks another step closer to the completion of the new $150 million Goulburn Hospital and Health Service Redevelopment

“The community will soon be able to see the fantastic progress made on the construction of the new Clinical Services Building, which is on schedule for completion later this year before opening its doors to patients in 2022,” Mrs Tuckerman said.

“It’s clear the NSW Government is delivering on its promise to bring top quality, accessible healthcare services to regional NSW – meeting the community’s needs now and into the future.”

Health Infrastructure’s Rural and Regional Executive Director, Amanda Bock, said: “We are excited to give the community their first look at the new Goulburn Hospital as we mark this major project milestone.

“There will also be a feature wall in the Emergency Department carpark, developed as part of the arts program,” Ms Bock said.

Cranium, the 40-metre tower crane, will depart the project site almost one year after it arrived ¬- marking another major project milestone.

The crane has lifted and moved over 400 tonnes of material during its time in Goulburn, including:
• 100 tonnes of Australian structural steel
• 40 tonnes of formwork
• 50 tonnes of façade paneling and cladding
• 240 tonnes of machines and equipment.

A 130-tonne mobile crane, a crane operator, truck drivers, riggers and traffic control will be involved in the one-day operation to dismantle the crane. More information about the route for Cranium’s departure and any impacts to local traffic will be provided in the coming weeks.

Cranium was officially named in July 2020 by Alex, from Wollondilly Public School, the winner of Goulburn Hospital and Health Service Redevelopment ‘Name the crane competition’.

The $150 million Goulburn Hospital and Health Service Redevelopment builds on the NSW Government’s extensive investment in health facilities across the Southern NSW Local Health District. This includes $18.6 million for the Cooma Hospital Redevelopment, and the redevelopment of the Yass Hospital and Braidwood Multipurpose Service as part of the Government’s $297 million Multipurpose Service Program. The NSW Government has also committed $200 million to deliver the new Eurobodalla Health Service.

Visit the Goulburn Hospital and Health Service Redevelopment website for more information: http://www.goulburnredevelopment.health.nsw.gov.au

In 2020-21, the NSW Government will spend more than $900 million on health capital works in regional and rural communities throughout New South Wales.

Since 2011, the NSW Government has built or upgraded more than 130 hospitals and health facilities across the State. A further 80 projects are currently underway and more than two-thirds of those are in rural and regional areas.

Since 2011, the NSW Government has also increased the health workforce by 24,614 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) or 25%. A further 8300 frontline staff are being added over this term, with 45 per cent going to the regions.

Seven bridges across the Goulburn electorate will be replaced under the NSW Government’s $500 million Fixing Country Bridges program to better connect regional communities and increase resilience to natural disasters.

Member for Goulburn Wendy Tuckerman said replacing old timber bridges means improved community connections to schools, towns and jobs, allowing easier movement of freight and delivering better outcomes for road safety.

“This program is easing the financial burden on councils, and will create thousands of local jobs across regional communities in the state – and coming at a time when it’s most needed,” Mrs Tuckerman said.

The following bridges have been awarded funding under the program:
• $458,806 for Narrambulla Creek Bridge (Carrick Road)
• $691,740 for Crookwell River Bridge (Julong Road)
• $497,352 for Peelwood Creek Bridge (Cooksvale Road)
• $431,753 for Burra Burra Creek Bridge (Blue Hill Road)
• $1,224,000 for Burrawang Creek Bridge (Belmore Falls Road)
• $400,000 for Ritters Creek Bridge (Meryla Road)
• $288,000 for Bango Creek Bridge (Bango Lane)

Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro said round one of the program will see more than 400 ageing bridges replaced by safer, modern bridges that will better withstand events like floods and bushfires, and ease the burden of maintenance for local councils and ratepayers.

“Regional councils maintain more than 1,800 timber bridges across the state, and we’re delivering on our promise to help them replace ageing bridges.”

Three weeks after applications for the Regional Seniors Travel Card opened the popular initiative has received more than 100,000 applications from across regional NSW.

Member for Goulburn Wendy Tuckerman said it’s fantastic to see the keen response to year two of the trial with a $250 pre-paid Visa card, benefitting more than 337,500 seniors in 2020.

“The Regional Seniors Travel Card was a commitment we made before the 2019 NSW election, and I’m proud to say it’s one we have delivered for the people of regional NSW,” Mrs Tuckerman said.

“The card has been an overwhelming success, last year easing the burden of 10,647 local seniors in the Goulburn electorate.

“Now we are in year two of the trial, there has already been 2973 applications received across the region; 1,032 in Goulburn Mulwaree, 133 in Upper Lachlan Shire, 316 in Yass Valley and 1492 in Wingecarribee.

“This card is fantastic for regional seniors and with the benefits flowing for fuel stations, taxi drivers and local economies, the program is injecting money into the region too,” Mrs Tuckerman said.

Eligible seniors have until 30 November 2021 to apply and I encourage seniors living in Goulburn and surrounds to submit an application through Service NSW.

Seniors must be an age pensioner with a valid Pensioner Concession Card or hold a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card issued by either the Department of Human Services or Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

Applications for the card are made online at http://www.service.nsw.gov.au, by calling 13 77 88 or by visiting a Service NSW Service Centre.