The first stage of a residential aged care facility being constructed in Williams Landing is set to create up to 140 new jobs once fully operational.
TriCare, which owns and operates 24 retirement villages and aged care sites across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, will operate the Williams Landing facility.
The aged-care centre, to be located at 16 Charsworth Way, will have 126 beds across four levels.
Construction of stage one will be completed by Total Construction and is expected to be operational by late next year.
Property development company Cedar Woods, which is building Williams Landing as a suburb, has welcomed the aged care home.
Cedar Woods chief operating officer Patrick Archer said: “Job creation is extremely important in growing communities so projects like this present a great benefit for local aged care workers who want to work close to home.”
Mr Archer said projects such as TriCare Williams Landing also provided essential facilities for the ageing population of greater Wyndham.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the over-65 population of Wyndham is expected to triple during the next 20 years.
“Locals who have lived in the area with their families for decades deserve high quality facilities close to home,” Mr Archer said.
“This facility will keep them within the community they know.”
TriCare Williams Landing will have communal and private dining areas and lounges, a wine bar, a café, in-house cinema and a salon.
The development will also include a glass conservatory, landscaped gardens, a greenhouse and city views.
TriCare property and planning manager Simon Dwyer said the Queensland-based company was excited to be expanding further in the Victorian market, with the Williams Landing project.
“We are confident the growing number of ageing residents in the broader community will benefit from this significant development for years to come,” he said.
