Construction of the new Stroud SES building will begin next week.
The contract was awarded to Precise Build and is expected to take 12 months to complete.
The existing facility in Booral was seen as insufficient to meet the needs of the volunteers and to store their equipment.
The new facility, conveniently located in Stroud, will be a modern building capable of supporting the volunteers during training and operations.
The location on the unformed road reserve of Gloucester Street, south of Memorial Avenue and next to Allen Park will also improve accessibility resulting in reduced response times.
Extensive consultation with the SES and key internal stakeholders during the design stages was undertaken. Following a community information session the buildings appearance, colour scheme and external wall materials were revised to soften its visual impact and better align with community feedback.
The building is funded using a $2 million grant from the NSW Government.
