Harbison Burradoo, located in the NSW Southern Highlands, is set to begin Stage 2 of its redevelopment in 2025. This is backed by a $27.5 million Federal Government grant—the largest awarded in the latest round of the Aged Care Capital Assistance Program (ACCAP).
The funding will support the construction of a state-of-the-art 72-bed residential aged care facility and a dementia respite service, replacing a hostel built in the 1950s that has been closed since 2023.
“We are thankful and grateful for the grant, which will allow us to achieve the next stage of our vision for improving how people age in the Southern Highlands and Illawarra Shoalhaven.”
David Cochran, CEO of Harbison.
The project will create over 50 full-time equivalent skilled local jobs, expand access to organized healthcare, and address the critical shortage of residential aged care in the super-ageing community.
Harbison has served the Southern Highlands for over 60 years. Stage 1 of its master plan, a residential dementia care service, opened in 2020 and received the Excellence in Aged Care award from the Urban Development Institute of Australia NSW in 2021.
“Stage 2 is the next step in our 10-year plan, Harbison 2034, to meet the needs of older people and people living with dementia, supporting healthy, productive, longer lives,” added Mr Cochran.
The ACCAP funding round allocated $250 million for 52 projects to enhance aged care facilities in regional, rural, and remote areas.
