Phase 2 of Reactivating the Repat starts with estimates of 400 jobs
Phase 2 of Reactivating the Repat site is underway, and an estimated 400 jobs will be created as construction starts.
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New work now underway at the Repat Health Precinct will create up to 400 jobs.
Construction of the new brain injury and spinal cord injury rehabilitation facility commenced on Thursday.
Services now offered at the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre are expected to relocate to the Repat site in late 2021.
Premier Steven Marshall said the $80m investment in the second phase of the Repat reactivation project will create hundreds of jobs.
Health Minister Stephen Wade said the 48-bed facility will provide a high-quality modern environment to “optimise patient experience and recovery, and promote health and wellbeing”.
“The purpose-designed facility will deliver a patient and family centred service, offering research and therapy spaces, including a sports gymnasium designed specifically to complement rehabilitation services,” he said.
The Repat Health Precinct also will be home to a dedicated Veterans’ Wellbeing Centre thanks to $5m in federal funding.
