- New Sandgate and Districts Ambulance Station officially opens, with paramedics now responding to emergencies from the facility.
- The $12 million station will be home to 25 paramedics and service the growing northern suburbs of Brisbane including Sandgate and Bracken Ridge.
- The Crisafulli Government's record Health Budget includes a $1 billion investment in the Queensland Ambulance Services to deliver easier access to health services to reduce ambulance ramping.
- Queenslanders have now seen 10 months of delivery under the Crisafulli Government to diagnose, treat and cure Labor's Health Crisis after 10 years of decline under the former Government.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering easier access to health services by opening the brand new $12 million Sandgate and Districts Ambulance Station, to service the emergency needs of Brisbane's northern suburbs.
The state of the art station is home to 25 full-time equivalent paramedics, an Officer-in-Charge, three patient transport officers and provides paramedics with first-class facilities.
The modern fit-out includes an office and write up space, charge and breakout areas, locker rooms, a multi-function rest, study and training room, general meeting room and a 10-bay plant room for ambulance vehicles.
The Crisafulli Government is working to diagnose, treat and cure Labor's Health Crisis by delivering more front line health workers, more free health services and a fully-funded Hospital Rescue Plan after a decade of decline under Labor which led to record ambulance ramping and a skyrocketing elective surgery waitlist.
The Crisafulli Government's 2025-26 Budget is delivering more than $1 billion for the Queensland Ambulance Service for more than 600 new paramedics, 300 other health workers, and 170 new and replacement ambulances to reduce ramping and ensure ambulance services are where you need them.
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls said the Crisafulli Government was delivering health services when you need them, with a major investment to the Queensland Ambulance Service.
"We are investing in a more modern, responsive and reliable ambulance service for Queensland," Minister Nicholls said.
"The Crisafulli Government, in its first 10 months in office, has invested a record $33.1 billion in health and ambulance services, to help cure Labor's Health Crisis and their decade of decline.
"To have modern infrastructure behind our paramedics to care for the community is paramount, and I'm proud to roll open the doors to Sandgate and districts' state-of-the-art ambulance station.
"We want our paramedics and patient transport officers to start and end their shifts in facilities with purpose-built infrastructure, and with training rooms so they can continually grow and learn in their careers.
"The communities in and around Sandgate will feel more comfortable knowing that they have easier access to health services when they need them.
"Our paramedics do a fantastic job and our Government is backing them the tools and infrastructure crucial to their roles in saving lives." QAS Assistant Commissioner Tony Armstrong said the completion of this replacement ambulance station will ensure the QAS can continue supporting current and future demands for ambulance services to the growing community amongst Sandgate and the surrounding areas.
"Metro North is one of the busiest regions for ambulance demand in our state, and to provide our paramedics and patient transport officers with a purpose-built replacement ambulance station here at Sandgate and districts means so much for our hard-working team.
"Our highly skilled team of paramedics and patient transport officers can operate from a well-functioning structure with future opportunities for growth," Mr Armstrong said.
