Westmead. New research facility approved

The NSW Government has approved a $99 million redevelopment of the Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI), at Westmead. The redevelopment, over a 10-15 year period, would deliver a state-of-the-art medical research facility in a new building at the Westmead Hospital precinct. Some 125 full time construction jobs would be created in addition to up to 500 full time positions during operation. The proposal involved the staged demolition of the existing research building and construction of: a five-storey building Sir Lorimer Dods Professor and CMRI director, Roger Reddel, said the approval provided the opportunity for another 28 world-class research groups to be developed at the institute and expand Australia's research capacity and international reputation.