This month, get an update on the latest construction progress for the new Stage 2 building, Barber Avenue, and the new Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services unit. We also share insights into the sensory room coming to the new Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services unit.

A new purpose-built Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) unit is being built as part of the NSW Government’s $700 million Statewide Mental Health Infrastructure Program and construction is well underway.

Designed for young people aged between 12-17 years of age, the CAMHS unit will feature a sensory room which was co-designed by carers and consumer representatives.

Carer representative Kirsty Simpson said the sensory room is a place to help young people with their emotional regulation. There will also be sensory items such as fidget toys and weighted blankets to help distract and calm them.

Consumer representative Will Honan said the sensory room is one of many "mediums" in the unit to help consumers work towards their recovery.

Construction of the new CAMHS unit is expected to be completed in 2025 with the new unit ready to accept patients following an operational commissioning period.

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Stage 2

Construction on the new Stage 2 building at Nepean Hospital is off to a great start for the new year. The builders are preparing to pour concrete for Level 2 of the new Stage 2 building in the coming weeks. Jumpform works are also continuing with the jump form now sitting at Level 4. 

In total, the new Stage 2 building will require approximately 35 different concrete pours across eight floors (seven storeys). 

 Preparations are being made ahead of the pouring of concrete for Level 2 of the new Stage 2 building in the coming weeks.

 Construction at the site of the new Stage 2 building at Nepean Hospital. (Aerial photo taken in late January 2025)

Barber Avenue

The new Stage 2 building which includes a front of house, main entry and undercover drop-off zone will be accessed from Barber Ave and roadworks are underway to upgrade the road.

These roadworks mean the entrance to P1 car park from Barber Avenue is temporarily closed for the next couple of weeks.

To access P1 please use the next entrance, which is further along Parker Street (Gate 2).

Please play close attention to traffic signs and allow a little extra time to get to your private and public hospital appointments while construction continues along Barber Avenue.

Year 9 students at Kingswood High School have presented their creative hospital building designs to the Nepean Redevelopment project team.

As part of a maths collaboration between the school and Nepean Redevelopment, students were  asked how they might design the new, sustainable Stage 2 building at Nepean Hospital based on building measurements, scale and design principles.   

In December, the students presented their ideas to the redevelopment team and hospital representatives. The winning group (pictured below) had innovative ideas about construction materials and using sounds and music to create a calming atmosphere for patients and visitors.

Kingswood High School students present hospital designs to Nepean Redevelopment team in December 2025.

Progress onsite has been powering ahead following the completion of the concrete structure of the new Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) unit. The Level 2 linkway slab has also been poured.

The building contractor is now focused on steel framing, roofing and external cladding works for the new two-storey building.

For more information about the project:
E    hi-nepeanredevelopment@health.nsw.gov.au
W   nepeanredevelopment.health.nsw.gov.au