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Hospital deal nets $3 million for council

13/6/2019

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PicturePhillip Island's health hub will be expanded to include a community hospital next door.
By Catherine Watson
 
PHILLIP Island’s  Health Hub will be expanded to include an adjoining community hospital.
 
The State Government will pay an estimated $3 million for the Church Street site, which is currently owned by Bass Coast Shire Council.
 
Councillors will vote next Wednesday on whether to proceed with the sale. However, it appears to be a done deal with Mayor Brett Tessari saying he was excited to see an important community project getting underway.
 
“This is a great outcome which means the Phillip Island community will have improved access to health services without the stress and cost of having to travel long distances.”

The deal is expected to be finalised quickly, with construction set to begin in 2022 and the project due to be completed in 2024.
 
The recent State budget allocated $3.4 million to build the community hospital and $8 million for operating the service.
 
The proposal is for the State Government to buy 50-56 Church Street (including the current site of the health hub). The purchase price will be determined through an independent valuation but, according to a council report, the land value is estimated at up to $3 million.
 
The sale of 50-54 Church Street (the health hub site) is straightforward with the council having signed a 50-year lease of the site to Bass Coast Health in 2017.
 
The sale of 56-58 Church Street is more complicated as a large portion is currently occupied by the Phillip Island Community and Learning Centre (PICAL).
 
The council had recently entered a two-year lease with PICAL and undertaken to construct new facilities for the group, which provides recreational, educational, and referral services to the community.
 
Cr Tessari said the council would work with the PICAL committee to find a new home with improved facilities.
 
“We look forward to the future where Phillip Island will have a community hospital and community centre.” Cr Tessari said.
 
The other part of 56-58 Church Street is being constructed as part of the Cowes Transit Centre. This will be retained by the council and is not affected by the sale. 
3 Comments
ian samuel
15/6/2019 12:14:49 pm

Great news
It is congratulations to the Council and a breath of fresh air that our newly elected State Government and local representative Jordan Crugnale MP has responded so rapidly to community concerns and honoured their election promises.

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Felicia Di Stefano
15/6/2019 04:35:33 pm

Thank you Catherine. A fast response to people's need as a result of an astute state representative in Jordan Crugnale, a state government that listens and cooperates with local council. We could have had similar results federally. Instead we have "Australia is the most oppressive of the western democracies,” (Guardian Australia Jun 5) threat to journalistic freedoms, threats to the independence of our national broadcaster, threats to whistle-blowers and vulnerable people who came to us to seek peace and freedom, locked up indefinitely on tropical islands.

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Gillian Armstrong
17/6/2019 12:28:19 pm

Fantastic news..... for the ever growing Phillip Island community and the tens of thousands of people who holiday here . Congratulations to Jordan Crugnale and the State Labor Government for this much needed Community Hospital for all . It can't happen soon enough, bring it on.....!!

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