...Regional projects
63 major health infrastructure projects will be funded in regional areas across Australia under the Health and Hospitals Fund regional priority round.
The regional priority round of the Health and Hospitals Fund will be investing in health services in Australia's regions:
- the Albury‑Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre on the New South Wales/Victorian border will receive $65.0 million to improve cancer care facilities;
- $50.3 million will be provided for Improving Aboriginal Access to Primary Health Care by constructing a number of new clinics in the Northern Territory;
- the Bringing Renal Dialysis and Support Services Closer to Home service in Western Australia will receive $45.8 million to address Indigenous health priorities;
- $40.4 million will be provided to Regional Mental Health Community Care Units to improve mental health facilities in Queensland;
- $33.1 million will be provided to expand the capacity of mental health care in Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Maryborough and Toowoomba;
- $26.1 million will be provided for Integrated Regional Cancer Services to construct a new Supportive Cancer Centre in Geelong, Victoria; and
- the Ballarat Dental Clinic will receive $8.3 million to relocate and expand the current facilities.
