Commercial and General get SCAP approval to start SAHMRI 2
THE green light has been given for construction of the southern hemisphere’s first proton therapy unit capable of killing inoperable cancers.
THE green light has been given for construction of the southern hemisphere’s first proton therapy unit capable of killing inoperable cancers.
The State Commission Assessment Panel has decided to give development plan consent to Commercial and General to demolish existing structures and construct the $300 million SAHMRI 2.
The futuristic building will rise next to the iconic SA Health and Medical Research Institute in the multi-billion SA health and biomedical precinct on North Tce.
It will neighbour the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the University of Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences Building, the UniSA Health Innovation Building and SAHMRI, which together form Adelaide BioMed City.
Its centrepiece will be a three-storey treatment and research bunker housing the proton therapy unit.
As well as helping local families who face mortgaging homes to seek such treatment overseas, the Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research will draw patients and researchers from interstate and overseas.
It is expected to be finished by 2021, creating 250 jobs in construction.
SAHMRI 2 will house more than 400 researchers on the first three floors, and the proton therapy unit will treat around 800 people a year.
The State Government has committed $44 million to the project, including relocating the Train Operating Control Centre from the site. The Federal Government will pay $68 million for the proton therapy unit with the balance sourced from the private sector.