Minister for Regional Development Jaclyn Symes (second from left) chats with Goulburn Valley Health staff, including chief executive Matt Sharp (third from right) and project managers at the site of the new apartments.
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Megan Fisher
Work is under way at Goulburn Valley Health to build 33 apartments to house healthcare professionals.
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Victorian Minister for Regional Development Jaclyn Symes visited the Monash St site on Friday, May 2, to see how works were progressing on the apartments.
Three units that previously housed some workers have already been knocked down, and work is being done to prepare the site for the new buildings.
Two other units are expected to remain on the site but will be used as office space in the future.
Minister for Regional Development Jaclyn Symes receives an update on the project.
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Megan Fisher
Work started on the project in February and is expected to be finished in mid-2026.
GV Health chief executive Matt Sharp said the three-storey apartments would see 39 bedrooms in 33 apartments at the site that backs onto Goulburn Valley Health.
The project will see 15 apartments, containing 18 bedrooms, funded through the Victorian Government’s Regional Workforce Accommodation Fund.
Work is also taking place at the same time on 18 apartments with 21 bedrooms that are funded through the Department of Health’s Regional Health Infrastructure Fund.
Project manager Jason Williamson from Hansen Yuncken, GV Health infrastructure department project manager Brendan Redding, GV Health chief executive Matt Sharp, GV Health department board chairperson Nicole Inglis and GV Health board director Michael Tehan look at a design of the apartments.
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Megan Fisher
Mr Sharp said the apartments would be used to house visiting doctors, nurses and allied health professionals who were working in Shepparton as part of their rotations for training, and would be used by each person for anything between a few weeks and 12 months.
When completed, the apartments which are set up in the style of serviced apartments will save GV Health about $2 million a year, Mr Sharp said.
Currently, the staff are housed in rental properties throughout Shepparton, as well as in other serviced apartments owned by businesses.
An impression of how the apartments will look when completed.
Ms Symes said she was excited about the project as it would make it easier for healthcare staff to be attracted to Shepparton.
“To hear it will not just be a bedroom, but will have a home-like quality… is great for people who undertake valuable work,” she said.
Ms Symes said there would also be “knock-on effects” for the community, with other rental properties currently being used by the hospital being freed up once this project was completed.
Mr Sharp said he was grateful to the Victorian Government for their support in funding the majority of the project.
An impression of how the inside of the apartments will look when completed.
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