Construction of the new $14.1 million Bathurst Community Engagement and Wellness Precinct clinical facilities at Charles Sturt University (CSU) has begun. Mr Col Sharp, Head of Campus at CSU in Bathurst, said, “This is an exciting development which will improve the education of our clinical students and also provide an enhanced range of integrated clinical services for the Bathurst region. The integration of multiple clinical services in the one location is important. Firstly, it is a cornerstone of the University’s approach to promote and embed team-based inter-professional care to fulfil their role in the future health and medical workforce. It will also improve patient outcomes through an enhanced focus on prevention and early intervention, and effective management of patients with chronic diseases and complex care needs.” Funding for the project is from three sources: $7.1 million from Health Workforce Australia (HWA), an Australian Government initiative; $6 million from the Health and Hospitals Fund (HHF) initiative of the Australian Government under the Department of Health and Aging, as part of the Australian Government’s broader nation-building infrastructure program; and a $1 million Charles Sturt University contribution from the CSU Infrastructure Plan - Capital Development Plan. The facility is projected to be completed by December 2013 and will become operational in 2014.