State Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes joined forces with AV interim executive officer Andrew Crispin to officially open the doors of the multimillion-dollar branch.
Paramedics moved into the building, which is home to eight advanced life support paramedics and an ambulance community officer, in March.
Located on Weir St, the new facilities feature a three-bay garage, two rest and recline areas, longer-term accommodation, training areas, a fully equipped kitchen and improved security and car parking.
Mr Crisp said the opening was an exciting milestone for the community and local crews.
“This branch has cutting-edge facilities that help our paramedics do their job and respond to life-threatening cases in the community,” Mr Crisp said.
“The former branch — built 60 years ago — served the team and community well, but wasn’t big enough to accommodate the number of staff now based at Euroa.
“This new building provides crews with the space needed to continue their training requirements, while also being conveniently adjacent to Euroa Health and other local emergency services.”
The Euroa branch has evolved in the past three years to a dual paramedic crew, supported by a team of ambulance community officers.
The team responds to communities including Violet Town, Avenel, Longwood and Nagambie, and can extend to surrounding towns such as Seymour and Benalla.
The branch was funded by the Victorian Government’s Ambulance Victoria Development Program and delivered by the Victorian Health Building Authority in partnership with Ambulance Victoria and builder Crow Constructions.
It’s one of more than 45 new or upgraded ambulance branches since 2015, with others in the Hume region including those in Tatura, Euroa, Murchison and Broadford.
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