New medical centre planned for Gympie’s Excelsior Rd

Health services continue to be a growth industry in Gympie with plans unveiled to build a new medical centre in a growing commercial precinct surrounded by older houses and businesses.

Plans have been unveiled to build a new medical centre less than 200m from Gympie Central Shopping Centre.

Health services continue to be a growth industry in Gympie with plans unveiled to build a new medical centre near the city’s Central Shopping Centre.

Developer Balpese Pty Ltd has asked for permission to replace a low-set timber house at the corner of Stanley St and Excelsior Rd with a new medical centre.

The block is less than 200m away from the shopping centre.

The developers’ application lodged with Gympie Regional Council says the block is surrounded by businesses and older houses “which are likely to be redeveloped for a commercial or business purposes in the near future”.

If approved, the medical centre will replace a low-set timber home at the corner of Stanley St and Excelsior Rd.

Patients will be able to enter and exit off Excelsior St with another exit planned to join Stanley St.

The layout of the centre “will be determined by the … occupant”, the developers say, but it will ultimately include a reception area, waiting room, bathrooms, a staff kitchen and several consultation rooms.

The new centre will include 26 parking spaces, including an ambulance bay.

Twenty-six parking spaces will be provided including an ambulance bay.

The council is also considering another application to establish a new medical clinic at Cooloola Cove.

A four-storey aged care home was also approved for the region in February.

Originally published as New medical centre planned for Gympie’s Excelsior Rd