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2 November 2023
By staff reporters
The NSW State Government has confirmed that it has bought the Falcon St, North Sydney site of the Police Citizens Youth Club.
“The new North Sydney Ambulance Station will support local paramedics to provide the best emergency medical care now and into the future,” Minister for Health Ryan Park.
“Health Infrastructure and NSW Ambulance carried out a thorough evaluation of the site to ensure the location best meets the needs of the local community and our emergency ambulance operations and paramedic staff.”
“This new North Sydney Ambulance Station will bolster emergency care on the Lower North Shore and provide a first-class workplace for local paramedics.”
“It will also improve network coverage supporting existing stations including the ambulance stations at Artarmon, Lane Cove and Balgowlah.”
“Our paramedics will have a purpose-built station to help them deliver the best possible emergency and mobile medical care when and where it’s needed.”
The government believes the site has good access to the major road network and “is ideally suited to form part of the ambulance station network and the emergency ambulance response times in the North Sydney area.”
Consultation with the community and the local residents about the new ambulance station will be carried out in the coming months. The next step for the project includes design development, prior to seeking planning approval for the new station.
The government’s Health Infrastructure unit will be working with PCYC NSW to facilitate a suitable handover time of the site with PCYC North Sydney.
Construction and operational timeframes will be determined as the project progresses.
The sale of the club has been controversial with the users of the club. As the North Sydney Sun reported in late September, around 100 users attended a meeting with PCYC management where they expressed concerns over the sale and the lack of information about replacement facilities.
The North Sydney PCYC club has been in operation since 1957 and offers gym, boxing and martial arts classes as well as driver learning and even blue light discos. According to one correspondent, there have been intimations that the club is no longer generating a positive cash flow.
One attendee later told the Sun: “They are not actually telling us what’s truly going on which is that there is a very big pay day which is to occur from the sale of this building – with no clarity to what that money will be used for other than saying the money will be going back to PCYC with no certainty or understanding whether there will be a form of replacement in our local area.
STATE MP QUESTIONS SITE CHOICE, PCYC FUTURE: State MP for North Shore, Felicity Wilson, has reacted to the news, welcoming the new station but also asking questions about the decision.
“I welcome the Labor Government announcing today that they will proceed with the fully funded commitment to a new local ambulance station for the lower north shore which was made by the former Liberal Government,” Wilson told the Sun.
“However questions remain as to the appropriateness of the location, as experts had identified Cremorne as the priority for this new station, noting existing ambulance stations at Naremburn and Artarmon, with the nearest station to the east in Balgowlah. I have sought an urgent briefing on the detailed analysis and assurances that this relocation away from Cremorne will still meet the needs of our community east of the Warringah Freeway in responding to call outs, because we know that in emergencies seconds matter.
She added: “I imagine this will be difficult for the 1500 North Sydney PCYC members and the many organisations and community members who pass through their doors. I’ve sought advice on the future plans for existing services and any impacts to external providers using the facilities. I will be working with NSW Health and the Northern Sydney Local Health District to ensure we best meet the needs of our local community and our emergency staff.”