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VHBA projects in focus at Health Facilities Design and Development Summit 2025
We recently shared our vision for transforming Victoria’s health infrastructure at the Health Facilities Design and Development Summit 2025.
The summit aims to bring health infrastructure stakeholders together to explore contemporary planning, design, and delivery practices shaping the hospitals of the future.
Deanne Leaver, Acting Senior Executive Program Director of the Parkville Precinct Redevelopment, showcased the innovative work of our team to key industry partners.
She highlighted our portfolio of 66 projects and programs across the state, ensuring Victorians have access to the healthcare they need, closer to home.
Learn more by visiting the dedicated pages below.
Our projects and programs

New Footscray Hospital
The Victorian Government is delivering a new Footscray Hospital – one of the state’s largest ever health infrastructure projects.
Frankston Hospital redevelopment
The Victorian Government is redeveloping and expanding the Frankston Hospital.
Ballarat Base Hospital redevelopment
The Victorian Government is investing $655 million to redevelop and expand the Ballarat Base Hospital.
Maryborough and District Hospital redevelopment
The redevelopment will provide a new urgent care centre, a 32-bed inpatient unit, two operating theatres and recovery spaces, a day medical centre and new birthing suites.
Warrnambool Base Hospital redevelopment
The Victorian Government is investing $384.2 million to deliver the Warrnambool Base Hospital redevelopment.
Barwon Women’s and Children’s
The new facility will provide world-class women’s health (including maternity) and paediatric facilities to meet the growing needs of Geelong and surrounding communities.
Camperdown aged care facility
The Victorian Government is investing $39.6 million to build a new aged care facility in Camperdown.
Youth prevention and recovery care centre expansion and upgrade program
The Victorian Government is investing $141 million to deliver new YPARCs across the state to support youth mental health.
Thomas Embling Hospital expansion
The Victorian Government is investing $515.7 million to deliver the Thomas Embling Hospital expansion project.
Ambulance Victoria Development Program
The Victorian Government has committed more than $280 million since 2015 to the Ambulance Victoria Development Program.
Early parenting centres expansion and upgrade program
The $148 million early parenting centres expansion and upgrade project will more than triple the number of early parenting centres in Victoria.Sustainability and the future of health infrastructure design
On this year’s theme of Building Green, Deanne highlighted the initiatives we use to design and deliver facilities that are more energy-efficient, sustainable and resilient.
These initiatives embed sustainability throughout the design and construction process, creating better environmental outcomes while ensuring the safety and comfort of patients and staff.
She also focused on innovations for future health infrastructure design, such as modular construction and digital engineering.
Find out more about our initiatives below.
Our initiatives

Energy Efficiency and Solar Program
The Victorian Government's Energy Efficiency and Solar Program, supported by a $40 million investment, is driving sustainable progress in health services statewide.
Digital Engineering Framework
Find out how we are taking infrastructure into the future with our new Digital Engineering Framework.
What is biophilic design?
Learn how we incorporate nature into our building designs to promote wellbeing.
Guidelines for sustainability in capital works
Our sustainability guidelines provide advice and guidance on how to build sustainable and resilient buildings. They are relevant to all stakeholders involved in the design, construction and ...
Modular construction in healthcare design
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