Tuesday March 11, 2025
Last month we celebrated an exciting milestone in the Barwon Women’s and Children’s project (BWC). On 26 February the Minister for Health Infrastructure, Hon Melissa Horne MP, Christine Couzens MP, Allison Marchant MP, Ella George MP and VHBA Project Executive Director, Lisa Antonio, launched the construction of the BWC tower at the Myers Street site with a sod-turning event.
The next few months of construction will involve earthworks and foundations paving the way for the main Barwon Women’s and Children’s tower.
While construction is underway there will be changes to the access to hospital precinct.
Patients and staff will be notified of these changes ahead of time with key information published on one point, Barwon Health’s facebook page, website and via directional signage. ? click here
A traffic management plan is in place for the duration of the project for the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and road users. Please remain alert around the construction site.
Some important updates for our patients, visitors and staff include:
Maternity entrance relocation:
It is important to note that from 22 March, the Myers Street entrance to Maternity Services will close. Maternity patients will be directed to the main entrance of University Hospital Geelong in Bellerine Street.
Gretta Volum Centre relocating to Youang Surgery Centre:
Services from Gretta Volum Centre will be relocating to the new endoscopy day procedure area at the Youang Surgery Centre from 24 March – 2 April. This will make way for the demolition of the GVC to commence in mid-April.
Looking ahead:
We anticipate there will be further disruptions throughout the life of the project and we are working hard to minimise the direct impact on staff and patients.
We appreciate your patience and look forward to sharing further updates with you.
To stay-up-to-date, check the Barwon Women’s and Children’s website and Facebook page.