Mid Murray, a rural Council in South Australia, is providing a service that larger regional and metropolitan Councils generally take for granted. Due to be completed in December, the Swan Reach Health and Community Services Centre is a $542,000 facility that will provide ready access to health and community services.
The building, named Robert Taylor House after a local advocate for Aboriginal health services, will include three consulting rooms for visiting health services, a meeting room catering for up to 30 people, garaging facilities for Swan Reach Community Health Transport Service vehicle and staff and visitors amenities.
A partnership between Mid Murray Council and State and Federal Governments, the project also has the support of the Swan Reach Progress Association, Angaston Medical Centre and numerous health service providers in the region. The financial commitment of the partnership comprises $35,000 from Mid Murray Council, $150,000 from the South Australian Department of Human Services and $357,000 from the Federal Government’s Department of Health.
Announcing the successful tenderer for the project, Mid Murray Council Chief Executive Officer, Dean Gollan, said that this was an exciting time for Swan Reach and its residents.
“The hard work undertaken by the late Robert Taylor has finally come to fruition in the Mid Murray district and the residents of Swan Reach and its environs are in debt to him for his persistence and dedication,” Dean Gollan said. “Council has been pleased with the consultation process and the people of Swan Reach have had a great deal of input into the components that will make up the facility.”
As well as being fully accessible to people with disabilities, the design also includes a treatment room where health service providers can undertake routine, minor medical procedures for patients.
For further information contact Dean Gollan on (08) 8569 0100.
