Last updated 17 November 2009

Current status: Construction and excavation

Above: Community health Building under construction November 2009. The building shell is now above the level of the Herbert Street hoardings.	Above: the new main hospital site, November 2009.

It's a very busy time on the construction site at the moment, with demolition of the remaining buildings on the footprint of the new hospital to be completed soon.

The excavation works are using 37 trucks at any one time moving excavated materials to the various recycling sites.

With more than 200 truck movements a day from the site, traffic control is in place along Herbert St to assist all users and to provide a safe environment.

Within the construction site, the new Community Health Building is well advanced and the first major concrete pour for the basement slab of the new Main Hospital Building is on currently schedule for late 2009.

The site has a remediation policy to ensure there is maximum possible recycling of site material. All concrete waste is sent to a recycling plant. The general solid waste is sent to a landfill waste depot and the natural soil is used as landfill on other building sites.

Construction progress

2009, October

Above: Community Health Building under construction, 14 October 2009.

2009, August

Above: August 2009 aerial view of the site.

Above: View to the harbour.

Above: View of the footprint for the new Community Health Building.

Above: View of the new hospital footprint showing the `racecourse' outline of the truck access road.

2009, June

Latest aerial view of the site showing the emerging footprint for the new community health and acute hospital buildings. Project status: site establishment and demolition.

June 2009: Skycam image of the site showing St Leonards station and the Forum in the bottom left of the picture; the Gore Hill Oval in the centre; and the current main hospital `Brown Building' and new Kolling Building on the right	June 2009: The aerial view looking over Herbert Street.

2009, March: Site establishment and demolition

Above, March 2009: The new hospital `footprint' site being cleared for construction.

2009, February

Going, going, gone - Vindin House, the former nurses' home has been demolished to make way for the new acute hospital building. The concrete portico and French doors were the last items remaining by February 2009. Unfortunately, the portico was not able to be saved.

2009, January View from the top of the existing Brown Building showing the old Vindin House (screened in green) ready for demolition.

2009, March. Vindin House demolition completed.