It’s been a few years in the making, but the Morayfield Ambulance Station has officially opened its doors.
The brand-new facility, which was a hive of activity for its opening on 7 June, will provide space for 22 frontline staff to service the community.
The new $8.45 million facility, located at 3 Lindsay Road, Morayfield, was purpose-built to help improve response times and health outcomes for the growing Moreton Bay community, while providing a comfortable and functional space for dedicated staff.
Minister for Police and Community Safety and Member for Morayfield Mark Ryan was proud to see years of hard work finally come to fruition for the local community and beyond.
“We have seen the increased demand for ambulance services across the state, particularly in the South-East corner and this brand-new ambulance station will help ease that pressure and improve health outcomes,” Mr Ryan said.
Morayfield Ambulance Station Facilities
The station features a 10-bay ambulance vehicle plant room with room for an additional five non-acute Queensland Ambulance Service vehicles, as well as a writeup area and training space for officers. The facility will be home to one officer-in-charge, 16 paramedics, three mental health co-responders and two cadets, ready to service the growing Moreton Bay community.
“We know just how crucial our frontline staff are when it comes to helping our community in their time of need – that is why it is so important to ensure they are operating out of state-of-the-art facilities,” Mr Ryan said. “It is essential that our heroes in teal are well-equipped and supported to adequately respond to those community members.”
For Member for Kurwongbah Shane King, the official opening of the new station is the delivery of a government promise made in 2020 to build a new ambulance station in Morayfield, which in turn caters for a large area of the community.
“This location, on the Morayfield-Burpengary border, provides speedy access to our established communities, emerging neighbourhoods in Sage, Kinma Valley and North Harbour developments, as well as the Bruce Highway,” Mr King said.
“Unlike in most other states, Queenslanders get free ambulance cover, and new stations in Morayfield and Lawnton (opening soon) complement existing ambulance stations in Narangba, Petrie, Deception Bay, North Lakes and Caboolture. This, combined with the expansion of Caboolture and Redcliffe hospitals and the opening of our new Satellite Hospitals, means we are bringing free health care services closer to home for residents across the Kurwongbah electorate.”
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