MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is pleased to confirm the Moree Ambulance Station will undergo a refurbishment.
The Alice Street station, opened in 1974 after transferring from Balo Street near the Dr Geoffrey Hunter bridge, is in dire need of upgrades to security, staff bathroom, kitchen and decontamination facilities, and charging stations for ambulance facilities.
Since being elected as the Member for Northern Tablelands in 2024, Mr Moylan has made numerous requests to the NSW Government to make improvements to the ambulance station.
“Moree recently received 16 new paramedics to the area which was great news but unfortunately they are working out of a sub-par facility,” Mr Moylan said.
“The Moree Ambulance Station was opened in 1974 and, to the best of my knowledge, there has not been any significant improvements made in those 51 years.
“From security to bathroom amenities, the station’s facilities are terribly outdated.
“I wrote to Premier Chris Minns, Minister for Emergency Services Jihad Dib, and Minister for Regional Health Ryan Park requesting they deliver renovations to the Moree station.
“They responded and have assured me the station will undergo refurbishments later this year. This is great news for Moree.
“Since being elected to represent the Northern Tablelands, I have been continually advocating for better health outcomes.
“Those of us who live in the bush deserve the same level of care as those who live in the city.”
The upgrades comes on the back of an announcement earlier this year that 16 additional paramedics will be based out of Moree as well as 12 at Tamworth.
The new paramedics will be part of NSW Ambulance’s mobile workforce and provide emergency and mobile health care across the region. They are part of a cohort of 125 paramedics beginning work in rural and regional New South Wales as part of the Strategic Workforce and Infrastructure Team program.
“The addition of 16 new paramedics for Moree is a big boost to healthcare within the region,” Mr Moylan said.
“I have been continually advocating for better health outcomes and the appointment of the additional paramedics is a step in the right direction.
“More paramedics means the local community will have better access to emergency services should they need it.
“Those of us who live in the bush deserve the same level of care as those who live in the city,” he said.
