Ormeau ambulance station to open mid-year
A MAJOR new ambulance station will open within months, providing a 24-hour service to a fast-growing part of the northern Gold Coast.
An initial staff of 16 paramedics and one officer in charge will work from the new $6.5 million station on Peachey Rd in Ormeau, which is due to be completed and operational from the middle of this year.
Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) Assistant Commissioner for the Gold Coast
Region, Drew Hebbron, said he “can’t wait” to see staff operating from the new premises.
“This is a purpose-built state-of-the-art facility suited to the delivery of a modern service, including full development of the site to prepare the facility for the provision of ambulance services to the community for more than 40 years,” said Assistant Commissioner Hebbron.
Environment Minister and Gaven MP Meaghan Scanlon said that the new station was part of a suite of healthcare facilities planned to help service the growing population in the northern Gold Coast.
“We know that more and more families are calling the northern Gold Coast home and the Palaszczuk Government is committed to delivering the best healthcare,” Ms Scanlon said.
Plans for the station had previously been subject of concern by some locals, with 215 people signing a petition in 2019 objecting to its location.
Ms Scanlon said the site was chosen to allow a quick response to call-outs from ambulance crews.