In December 2024 the State Member for Mill Park Lily D’Ambrosio opened a new state-of-the-art ambulance station in Epping.
Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure Delivery Josh Bull and Member for Mill Park Lily D’Ambrosio attended the opening of the new station on Friday alongside local paramedics.
The two-storey, 24-hour ambulance branch features a five-bay ambulance garage, six rest and recline areas, training facilities, a fully equipped kitchen and improved security and car parking. The larger space will serve the fast-growing communities such as Donnybrook, Wollert and Epping North.
“This new station enhances safety and working conditions for our paramedics so that they can continue to provide lifesaving care to the community in Melbourne’s north,” Lily D’Ambrosio said.
Alongside the Epping Ambulance Unit, the new branch also houses the South Morang Ambulance Unit, Woodstock Ambulance Unit and the Epping Clinic Car.
The project involved the demolition and reconstruction of the ambulance station at 73 McDonalds Road, a location with convenient access to major roads, schools, shopping centres, community facilities and the Northern Hospital.
The new Epping station is part of $279 million invested since 2015 to deliver 50 ambulance stations, providing better conditions for paramedics and ensuring lifesaving care is available for all Victorians.
“This world-class ambulance branch means our paramedics will be able to respond swiftly to all emergencies and give local residents the confidence that help is always nearby,” Josh Bull said.
The project involved demolishing and rebuilding the previous ambulance branch from the 1990s to provide new, modern amenities that meet the paramedics’ needs.
The branch is home to 35 paramedics and has been operational since mid-November.
The state budget provided more than $200 million to improve access to emergency care, with an additional $46 million investment going towards training mobile intensive care ambulance paramedics, getting 25 specialist paramedic practitioners on the road and supporting the new Centre for Excellence in Paramedicine.
To help paramedics meet demand and respond to the most time-critical patients, a further $108 million from this year’s state budget is supporting services such as the Secondary Triage Service and the Medium Acuity Transport Service.
