BUNDOORA will get its first IVF unit at University Hill early next year.
A Melbourne fertility centre will open the IVF clinic at MAB Corporation’s office and medical centre building, known as 240 UNI HILL.
Growing demand for full IVF services in the north had encouraged the City Fertility Centre to open a Bundoora centre, chief executive officer Adnan Catakovic said.
He said the centre would initially have five staff and three fertility specialists but could expand as demand increased.
“This brand new facility will provide vital fertility and IVF care,” he said. “It will have a modern and comfortable feel rather than a clinical hospital atmosphere. Our aim is to provide a warm and welcoming environment for our patients.”
He said University Hill was an ideal location, with its proximity to transport making it convenient for patients who had to travel.
MAB Corporation spokesman Richard Johnston said its 240 UNI HILL building was becoming a medical hub in the north.
Mr Johnston said the developer was also opening an $80 million business park in Epping.
He said 4000 workers would be employed by the estimated 120 businesses that would move into the site in the next five to seven years.
Mr Johnston said many construction jobs would be created when building starts on the 62-hectare site early next year.
Mr Johnston said stage one of the six-stage development was on the market and the first businesses were expected to move into the site in mid-2013. He said Alliance Business Park would become a key industrial hub in Melbourne’s north.
“We expect demand to be high due to the shortage of industrial land in the north,” he said.
Sue Hewitt
