The Former Launceston General Hospital in a functionalist art deco style dates from the late 1930s. It closed down in the late 1990s and until 2007 it was in a state of neglect and decay. The former hospital has been given a second change and instead of demolition, it is being adaptively reused and converted into apartments and accommodation, to be known as "The Charles".
To see a photo essay of the former Launceston General Hospital from dereliction to its revival click here
It will comfort you (or appal) you that the Mildura Base Hospital was also left to ruination for ages. And now may be reprieved. Also Deco 1933-4, even some of the architectural features will remind you of Launceston. See the two photos on
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