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Grampians Health will start construction on Stawell’s $5.15-million second theatre next week.
The second theatre is expected to be completed in March 2025.
To allow for construction, the first theatre has now temporarily closed.
Grampians Health has consulted with healthcare professionals in the region regarding alternatives and will use theatres at its other campuses including at Horsham and Ballarat.
Q Construction has been appointed to build the second theatre, with Grampians Health’s capital projects team to manage the project.
Key features of the second theatre include a renovated endoscopy reprocessing room, sterile stock storage area, dedicated staff write-up space, an expanded recovery area, an eye block anaesthesia area, enhanced staff amenities and cuttingedge medical equipment.
Grampians Health chief executive
Dale Fraser said the new theatre would significantly boost surgical capacity in the region, positioning Grampians Health Stawell as a leading provider in specialised healthcare services including ophthalmology, endoscopy, gynaecology and general surgery.
Mr Fraser said Grampians Health was committed to delivering future-
TEAM EFFORT: Some of the team delivering Stawell’s second theatre including, from left, contracts and tendering manager Peter Barton, capital projects manager Dave Pearce, Stawell site director Sue Campigli, operating theatre manager Sally Hamilton, capital projects support officer Kate Jackson and maintenance manager Phillip Hutton.
focused infrastructure to support healthcare services in the region.
“It is exciting to see the delivery of the second theatre taking place, which will help to deliver care closer to home and meet the needs of the community in the future,” he said.
“The new theatre will help to reduce wait times for surgeries and help eliminate the need for many
patients to travel outside of Stawell for care. Our capital projects director Stuart Squire, senior project manager Tony Van Eekelen and Stawell operating theatre manager Sally Hamilton have all worked closely with healthcare professionals to ensure this new theatre meets the highest standards of quality and safety.” Stawell site director Sue Campigli
said Grampians Health was pleased to soon be home to a second theatre, enhancing healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.
“I would like to thank my wonderful, hard-working team in helping to make this second theatre a reality for our community. This second theatre is a real win-win for our community,” she said.
Northern Grampians Shire seniors concluded a month of celebrations in their honour by watching a documentary that explores community themes while supporting connections across generations.
Northern Grampians Shire Council’s Thrive 50-plus Healthy Ageing Hubs and Northern Grampians Libraries teams screened ‘Talking about your generation’ at St Arnaud and Stawell on Thursday.
Council chief executive Brent McAlister said the documentary screenings, featuring shire residents, were a perfect way to end seniors month activities in the municipality.
The documentary was funded by a VicHealth grant to elevate youth voices in the community, along with Western Victorian Primary Health Network money to explore the benefits of intergenerational work for older people in the shire.
“At first glance the goals and focus of these two grants seemed polar opposites – certainly opposite ends of the age spectrum. However, the more our project teams delved into the needs of the different generations, the more they discovered these objectives – and the means of achieving them – were, in fact, very similar,” Mr McAlister said.
The documentary showcases stories and themes through an intergenerational lens, giving young and older people a voice.
“It also provided the participants with an opportunity to get to know each other throughout the process,” Mr McAlister said.
