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MoU signed on Queensland quarantine facility

The New South Wales Government has awarded the main works contract to build the Prince of Wales Hospital’s new Acute Services Building as part of the $720 million Randwick Campus Redevelopment.

The Queensland Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Australian Government’s Pinkenba quarantine facility, bringing construction a step closer.

The MOU will allow the Federal Government to proceed with construction of the facility.

Deputy Premier Steven Miles said it was a significant milestone.

“That means the Australian Government can get started building it, and once constructed, the Queensland Government will provide services to the facility,” Miles said.

“Following countless breaches from the nation’s hotel quarantine system it’s clear there is an urgent need for more fit-for-purpose quarantine facilities throughout Australia.

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“With NSW and Victoria in lockdown, we cannot afford more leaks from hotel quarantine.”

The Federal Government has proposed a 1000 bed facility to be built on a 30-hectare Army barracks located in the industrial area of Pinkenba, metres from Brisbane Airport.

The Commonwealth Department of Finance identified the Damascus Barracks as a suitable site, due to its size, access to an international airport, proximity to a principal referral (tertiary) hospital and because it is Commonwealth owned.

The proposed facility would be constructed by mid-2022.

Miles said in order to reduce use of hotel quarantine, the Queensland Government also supports a regional quarantine facility at Wellcamp.

“Until all Australians have been offered a vaccination, quarantine facilities will remain Australia’s frontline in preventing deadly new strains of COVID-19 from entering our community.”

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