- Significant funding boost on top of budgeted and committed funds for key health infrastructure projects and election commitments across Western Australia
- Funding in addition to the Cook Government's $3.2 billion health and mental health pipeline of infrastructure works included in the 2025-26 State Budget
- Further investment enabled through State Government's responsible financial management
- Program of works to help ensure Western Australians can access the healthcare they need, when they need it
The State Government's health infrastructure works program will be bolstered with an additional $500 million to ensure Western Australians can access the healthcare they need, when they need it.
The funding boost will bring the Cook Government's health infrastructure investment to $3.7 billion over the next four years and progress the delivery of priority health infrastructure projects.
The Cook Labor Government's prudent financial management means WA is anticipating an improved position when the Annual Report on State Finances is released at the end of the month, largely due to the earlier receipt of WA's share of the Commonwealth's DisabilityCare Australia Fund payments.
It comes off the back of WA's track record of strong financial management, with Western Australia the only jurisdiction holding a AAA credit rating from both S&P Global and Moody's Investors Service.
The State Government will allocate the additional $500 million to bolster a pipeline of key health infrastructure projects as part of the upcoming Mid-Year Review and Budget processes.
This will include delivering on the election commitment to build a new radiation oncology unit at Geraldton Health Campus, in addition to the significant redevelopment works currently underway.
The Geraldton service will enable Mid West residents to receive cancer treatment closer to home with the additional funding to ensure works on the unit can occur concurrently as the health campus redevelopment progresses.
As stated by Treasurer Rita Saffioti:
"Our government's strong financial management has enabled us to allocate significant further funding to bolster the delivery of priority health infrastructure projects so Western Australians can continue to receive the healthcare they need, when they need it.
"We are dedicating $500million as part of our upcoming budget decisions to deliver priority health infrastructure projects that will service the WA community for decades to come.
"This significant allocation is on top of our $14.2 billion investment into health service delivery and our existing $3.2billion health and mental health pipeline of infrastructure works in the 2025-26 Budget.
"This announcement follows S&P Global recently reaffirming WA's AAA credit rating status - making our State the only in the country to secure this status from both major ratings agencies."
As stated by Health Infrastructure Minister John Carey:
"Our government is rolling out an ambitious health infrastructure program and this additional $500 million package will help progress transformational projects and fast track works that will expand services such as the Geraldton oncology unit, avoiding the need for regional patients to travel to Perth.
"This fund is a powerful demonstration of our government's commitment to upgrading health facilities across Western Australia, adding more beds to the system and overcoming constraints in the hospital construction sector."
As stated by Health Minister Meredith Hammat:
"This significant additional investment in our hospitals is a clear demonstration of our government's commitment to improving access to healthcare, right across our State.
"We have the largest health jurisdiction in the world and there will always be work to do, but our government is getting it done.
"By prioritising health, we're supporting the wellbeing of all Western Australians."
