Council would like to commend the Mirboo North & District Community Foundation on its plans to build a modern and spacious medical clinic and allied health facility in Mirboo North. The new facility will ensure that the residents of Mirboo North and surrounds can have continued access to GP bulk billing and health services for decades to come.

Council’s planners and engineers have been working with the Foundation to help make this idea a reality. Now that the Foundation has purchased the land required for the facility, Council is in a position to publicly congratulate the Foundation for its forward-thinking community endeavours.

South Gippsland Shire Council’s Chair Administrator, Julie Eisenbise is delighted to see community spirit being translated into definitive action that will guarantee health services in Mirboo North for years to come.

“On behalf of South Gippsland Shire Council, I would like to congratulate the Mirboo North and District Community Foundation, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.

“This is a wonderful initiative, one that recognised an issue in Mirboo North and then set about to resolve it. There is also a wonderful circularity with the Foundation using the resources that started with the sale of the Bush Nursing Hospital to provide facilities for the provision of health services,” said Ms Eisenbise.

The new facility will be built at 59-67 Ridgway, Mirboo North. It will be a modern and sustainable building that will encourage increased foot traffic through the town centre, with a design that will be considerate of Mirboo North’s unique main street character.

The facility will provide the opportunity for medical service provision over the next 30 years or more and will help Mirboo North to attract high-quality medical practitioners on an ongoing basis, making the service sustainable for the senior citizens who wish to continue to live independently in the rural area.