Search is on for location of new Kincumber ambulance station

Expressions of Interest are being sought for a suitable site in Kincumber to build a new ambulance station as part of the NSW Government’s $615.5M NSW Ambulance Infrastructure Program.

The NSW Government is delivering 30 additional ambulance stations and more than 2,500 additional staff across the state as part of its commitment to boost frontline emergency care for communities.

As part of this program, Health Infrastructure is working with NSW Ambulance and other key stakeholders across government to identify a potential site in Kincumber for an additional ambulance station and prioritise delivery.

This includes conducting a thorough land search to identify potential locations in Kincumber and surrounds that best meet the needs of the community for ambulance operations.

Locations for new stations are determined by NSW Ambulance following a comprehensive service planning process using best practice modelling software that maps Triple Zero calls.

The exact locations of the new stations will be confirmed once the land search and acquisition process are finalised.

Construction and operational timeframes will be determined as the project planning progresses.

While NSW Government spokesperson for Terrigal Mark Buttigieg MLC said it was great news that planning was underway for the new Kincumber ambulance station, Shadow Minister for Central Coast and Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch said it was “better late than never”.

“Expressions of interest are finally being sought for new ambulance stations on the Central Coast, two years after the former Liberal-National Government announced funding in the 2022/23 NSW Budget,” Crouch said.

He said he had been repeatedly calling for the government to deliver the remaining ambulance stations at Kincumber, Berkeley Vale and Lisarow which were announced by the former Liberal-National Government prior to the state election.

“The Minns Labor Government has finally listened to the Opposition’s calls for the delivery of these stations after the former government announced plans to build these new stations, along with the now operating Woy Woy Ambulance Station,” he said.

“Our thriving region is one of the fastest growing in NSW, and we need vital infrastructure projects like these delivered on time to support our region’s growth rather than face delays under Labor.”

“Paramedics have been left in limbo for over a year now and it’s ridiculous that the Central Coast has had to wait this long just for an expression of interest for these new stations, which noticeably does not include the proposed ambulance station in Lisarow.”

Crouch said that in the time it had taken the government to announce expressions of interest for the new sites, the former government had announced, funded, and built a brand-new station at Woy Woy.

To lodge an Expression of Interest for the Kincumber site visit the tender information site here , or to find out more visit  Health Infrastructure.