Projects

Regional Alcohol and Drug Residential Rehabilitation Facility, VIC

Project Value: $52m
Duration: 2020-2021

Project Team: Sensum (Infrastructure Advisory & Superintendent) | Windana | Gateway Health and Odyssey House Victoria | Uniting Vic Tas | Vincent Chrisp (architects) | Modscape (builder)

Regional Alcohol and Drug Residential Rehabilitation Facility, VIC

The Victorian Government is investing $52.1 million in the regional alcohol and drug residential rehabilitation services – Stage 2 and 3 projects. The project aims to help more Victorians in the Barwon, Hume and Gippsland regions access specialist support.

“Sensum are proud to be involved in the delivery of this project that is critically important to the local communities and part of the State Governments wide-ranging reforms”. – Paul Thompson, Health Sector Lead

The funding will build three new regional alcohol and drug residential rehabilitation facilities in Corio, Traralgon and Wangaratta. Once complete, these facilities will provide alcohol and drug residential rehabilitation services to an additional 900 Victorians every year.

Residential rehabilitation facilities provide treatment in a structured and therapeutic environment. These new facilities will help more Victorians receive the treatment and support they need – close to home and other community services.

What’s new

New designs unveiled

Artist’s impressions have been released, providing a first look at the exterior of these facilities designed for modular construction and the internal fit outs for each regional location.

Check out the design video here: https://vimeo.com/488358547

Scope

The Regional alcohol and drug residential rehabilitation services – Stage 2 and 3 project will deliver:

a 30-bed adult residential rehabilitation service in Wangaratta
a 30-bed adult residential rehabilitation service in Corio
a 20-bed youth-specific residential rehabilitation service in Traralgon
administration and consulting facilities
lounge and dining areas
indoor and outdoor activity areas.

Benefits

The Regional alcohol and drug residential rehabilitation services – Stage 2 and 3 project aims to achieve the following benefits:

Increasing capacity in regional Victoria

The Victorian Government’s investment in residential rehabilitation beds in Victoria will provide around 900 more Victorians with access to residential rehabilitation services every year – more than half of these will be based in regional Victoria.

Relieving pressure on the system

New residential rehabilitation beds will help meet increased demand for services and relieve pressure on other health services.

Support closer to home

These new facilities will provide treatment and support in regional areas, which will reduce the need for local residents to have to travel to Bendigo or metropolitan Melbourne to for support.

This project is being delivered by the Victorian Health and Human Services Building Authority in partnership with:

Windana
Gateway Health and Odyssey House Victoria
Uniting Vic Tas
Vincent Chrisp (architects)
Modscape (builder).