This article is from the Australian Property Journal archive
THE first sod has been turned on the Lang Walker AO Medical Research Building, which will deliver a new state-of-the-art facility to south western Sydney with a key focus on mental health, indigenous health, diabetes, paediatrics and child wellbeing and addiction medicine.
The $55 million building will be home to the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research – Macarthur, and will complement the NSW government’s $632 million redevelopment of Campbelltown Hospital and the broader Campbelltown health and education precinct in the south west.
Once the new Macarthur building is completed, researchers and clinicians will have access to the latest research technologies, laboratories and collaboration spaces.
“The cutting-edge facility will be a tribute to the late Lang Walker AO, whose legacy reflects his generosity, and his dedication to driving change through transformative building projects for the public and private sectors,” the NSW government said.
Walker died last month aged 78 after five decades of building up Walker Corporation into a suburb and city-shaping company with a $9 billion property portfolio and $36 billion development pipeline.
The facility will be developed in partnership with Western Sydney University, South Western Sydney Local Health District, the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research and UNSW Sydney, with the support of Walker Corporation.
“Lang knew this facility would help hundreds of thousands of people for generations to come and he’d be incredibly proud to see his namesake, the Lang Walker AO Medical Research Building reach this significant milestone,” Walker managing director and CEO, David Gallant said.
NSW Minister for medical research and Aboriginal affairs, David Harris, “This is an incredible facility which will promote greater scientific, clinical and industry collaboration, deliver leading-edge diagnostics and bring the best in medical research to south western Sydney”.
“Researchers in this facility will focus on complex health challenges, including mental illness, diabetes, paediatrics, and addiction medicine, as well as helping close the gap in health outcomes for our of our Aboriginal and culturally and linguistically diverse communities.”
NSW premier Chris Minns said yesterday, “I am proud that medical research done in NSW can help improve people’s lives in areas such as diabetes and paediatrics.”
