The New South Wales Government will invest a further $158.8 million to deliver on its election commitment to commence construction of three new NSW Ambulance helicopter bases in regional and rural NSW as part of the 2025-26 Budget.

The funding commitment is in addition to the $126.6 million previously provided by the NSW Government towards the new base and forms part of the Minns Labor Government's plan to build better essential services that people rely on.

The new helicopter bases will be built in Port Macquarie, Wagga Wagga and Moruya, and once constructed will optimise ambulance helicopter response performances to ensure timely access to emergency care across these rural and regional communities.

The three new bases will join the existing NSW Ambulance aeromedical network of 12 helicopters and six bases located in Bankstown (Sydney), Wollongong, Orange, Belmont (Newcastle), Lismore and Tamworth.

“These new NSW Ambulance helicopter bases further improves our response capability right across the state, whether it’s a medical emergency, a motor vehicle accident or a natural disaster. This budget delivers on this challenging but important work to rebuild essential health services and will help drive better health outcomes for patients in regional and rural parts of the state by providing quicker access for NSW Ambulance critical care medical teams to incidents in remote locations. With over $285 million now dedicated to this project, we are proud to back in the incredible work of our NSW Ambulance crews with the facilities and resources they need to do their jobs safely and effectively.” Said NSW Minister for Health Ryan Park.