Lang Walker AO Medical Research Building – Macarthur

Project Overview

The Lang Walker AO Medical Research Building – Macarthur will provide a co-located medical research centre to facilitate scientific, clinical and industry collaboration.

The medical research facility will deliver world-class research and improved health outcomes for the Macarthur region and the wider community. The facility will focus on five research themes relevant to the southwestern Sydney population: mental health, diabetes and obesity, paediatrics and adolescent health, Indigenous health, and addiction medicine.

Key facility features will include:

• Shared public spaces, including seminar rooms and breakout areas, to support community engagement programs and research-focused exhibitions.
• Formal and informal research spaces, including open-plan workspaces, meeting rooms, incubator rooms and an industry start-up zone.
• Clinical research spaces comprising consult and interview rooms.
• A research assessment zone, which includes specialised research and treatment rooms.
• Connectivity to the wider Campbelltown Hospital precinct through two link bridges.
• A landscaped Village Green with paths and ramps at the internal eastern boundary fronting the hospital precinct.