Launceston Hospital helipad (12/2/24)

A state of the art helipad will finish construction at the Launceston General Hospital in 2024. Video by Aaron Smith (12/2/24)

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00:00 It's a very exciting day because we've seen great progress with the $15 million investment

00:06 in the helipad for Launceston, for the Launceston General Hospital.

00:10 This is a state of the art project.

00:12 We've got the best, not just the best brains, but the best workers in the country delivering

00:18 this helipad.

00:19 It's a $15 million investment.

00:22 We expect it to be complete by mid-year and around mid-year.

00:26 We want to deliver the right health care in the right place at the right time.

00:30 When Tasmanians are out in the bush or have an accident far away from a major city, they

00:35 will be able to get access to the Launceston General Hospital and our major hospitals as

00:41 a result of our helipads.

00:43 The positioning of the helipad has been carefully selected to minimise travel time.

00:48 Through the aerobrids that I'm leading up against, which are 16 metres, to connect the

00:52 helideck into a brand new lift shaft.

00:54 That drops down to level 2 of the Launceston General Hospital D-block.

00:57 And then it's fast transferred through to emergency on level 3, ICU on level 4 and theatres

01:03 on level 5.

01:04 So the patients can get immediately to be where they need to be in the hospital.

01:08 We've made sure that the helipad's able to take in the larger Victorian helicopter,

01:12 which is currently larger than used in Tasmania, but also likely to be the standard of helicopter

01:16 used in Tasmania in the future.

01:18 So it's slightly larger than other helipads that are in the state, but it gives us some

01:22 future proofing and gives us some confidence that it can be well used for a long time to come.

01:27 Combined with our subcontractors, suppliers and everyone else that's partnered with us,

01:31 we are anticipating around 240 positions to be engaged through this project, which is

01:36 really important for us as a business to keep investing in our people, taking on new apprentices

01:41 and also providing confidence to the industry in general.

01:45 This is also a really exciting project, something that's as visible as this and as prominent

01:51 and it's going to play such an important role in the community.

01:54 We're really excited to be part of it and look forward to seeing its completion mid-year.

01:58 Thank you.

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