The Hon Kristy McBain
Federal Member for Eden-Monaro
The Hon Steve Whan
NSW Member for Monaro
The Albanese Government is committed to delivering quality aged care in regional areas, today announcing $25 million to support an expansion of the Bombala Multi-Purpose Service (MPS).
Together with $15 million committed by the NSW Government, this funding will see the MPS in the south-east of New South Wales expand from 10 to 30 beds and meet the residential aged care needs of older Australians in Bombala and surrounding communities.
The Bombala community was hit hard in early 2022 with the closure of the Currawarna residential aged care service, forcing many residents to leave their community and seek alternative care options in distant townships.
The Federal and NSW Governments have been working in collaboration with a range of stakeholders to develop a long-term sustainable solution for the region.
The combined $40 million investment is a major commitment to the region, which will also see the construction of several staff accommodation units.
The Government’s contribution to the Bombala MPS project is being delivered under the Aged Care Capital Assistance Program.
This program aims to support providers in regional, rural and remote communities to undertake capital upgrades and expansions to improve access to quality aged care services outside of our major cities.
Quotes attributed to Member for Eden-Monaro, Kristy McBain:
“This funding is a major win for the Bombala community and comes on top of the recent recommissioning of the former Currawarna service as Currawarna Assisted Living (CAL).
“Following the closure of the Currawarna service in 2022, the tight knit Bombala community rallied around their seniors and led a fundraising drive that ultimately allowed CAL to re-open.
“When completed, the additional beds at the MPS will be able to meet the longer-term higher aged care needs of Bombala’s seniors.
“I’m proud to be delivering this funding, which has been long campaigned for by the community.”
Quotes attributed to Member for Monaro, Steve Whan:
“This was a key commitment I made to the people of Bombala, and this is going to be a very important service expansion making Bombala a real centre for aged care for our region.
“Working with Kristy McBain MP to deliver this service is particularly important, having different levels of Government who cooperate to deliver services hasn’t always happened, but it does now in our region.”
