Ambulance Superstation Opens in the East

Thursday, 03 June 2021

The first NSW Ambulance Superstation in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs has been officially opened at Randwick as part of a $184 million ambulance infrastructure boost.

Health Minister Brad Hazzard and Local Member for Vaucluse Gabrielle Upton toured the new facility today, located at the corner of Darley Road and King Street, Randwick.

“The NSW Government has invested heavily in these state-of-the-art facilities which are designed to help our paramedics get out on the road faster,” Mr Hazzard said.

“The facility will have a make ready logistics team on hand to ensure paramedics aren’t tied up cleaning and re-stocking vehicles, freeing them up to be on the road saving lives.

“Vehicles are ready for paramedics as they start their shift which helps our hardworking ambos to do what they do best – provide expert care to patients in need.”

The new Randwick Superstation includes:

rapid roller door, which allows for faster response times (Randwick is the first ambulance station to have one)
parking bays for up to 20 ambulance vehicles – doubling previous capacity
on site staff parking
an internal wash bay

The NSW Government has now completed 10 NSW Ambulance Superstations, including the new station at Randwick. Superstations are operational at Artarmon, Caringbah, Haberfield, Northmead, Bankstown, Blacktown, Kogarah, Liverpool and Penrith. Planning is underway for a new Central Sydney Ambulance Superstation.

Ms Upton said the new Superstation replaces the old Barker Street Randwick station which had been operational since the 1960s and was no longer fit-for-purpose.

“This wonderful facility will significantly enhance out-of-hospital care for local communities and we wish the Randwick paramedic team all the very best in their new base,” Ms Upton said.

The NSW Government’s Sydney Ambulance Metropolitan Infrastructure Strategy (SAMIS) is the single biggest investment in Sydney’s ambulance infrastructure in the organisation’s 126-year history.

In addition to this, the State Government has invested $232 million to deliver the Rural Ambulance Infrastructure Reconfiguration (RAIR) Stages 1 and 2.