Moama and surrounding communities will benefit from a new ambulance station which will boost frontline emergency and mobile medical care for the region.
NSW Ambulance is hosting a drop-in session for community members to find out more about the new station from 10.00am to 2.00pm on Thursday 5 June at Service NSW, Murray River Council, 52 Perricoota Road, Moama.
The new ambulance station is proposed to be located in a new building at Wild Avenue, Moama. The new ambulance station will be fitted out to provide a safe working environment which meets the operational needs of paramedics. Three NSW ambulances have been allocated to the new Moama ambulance station.
The new station will be staffed by 5 paramedics as part of the Minns Labor Government's commitment to deliver 500 additional paramedics to regional and rural areas of the state.
These paramedics are in addition to the extra 15 paramedics allocated to Deniliquin and 10 paramedics allocated to Albury announced in March 2025.
NSW Ambulance identified Moama area as a high priority location for a new ambulance station following a comprehensive service planning process to enhance cross border resilience with Victoria.
New ambulance stations are located at places which optimise ambulance response performance and meet the emergency and mobile medical care needs of the local community.
The new Moama Ambulance Station is planned to commence operations later this year, serving as a critical hub for paramedics responding to emergencies across the region.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Regional Health, Ryan Park:
"A new station for Moama station means our highly skilled paramedics will have a local base to deliver life-saving care when and where it's needed most.
"This is a significant investment in the health and safety of the Moama community and surrounding districts. This is about making sure people in Moama and nearby communities can continue to count on timely, high-quality emergency care by NSW Ambulance paramedics."
Quotes attributable to the Member for Murray, Helen Dalton:
"Ensuring rapid emergency response capabilities for the growing community and those in the district has been long awaited and is welcome news.
"This infrastructure ensures immediate access to life-saving services for residents and visitors. It also releases the strain on jurisdictional complications that could mean the difference between life and death."
Quotes attributable to NSW Ambulance Chief Executive, Dr Dominic Morgan:
"As demand for services continues to grow, the new station at Moama will ensure we have redundancy to support cross-border arrangements.
"I encourage Moama locals to drop in to Service NSW this Thursday to learn about the new service, ask questions, and share what matters most to them before we finalise operational arrangements.
"The new ambulance station will support NSW Ambulance paramedics in the Murray River region to provide the best emergency and mobile health care for this growing region, now and into the future."
