Geraldine Volunteer Fire Brigade Senior Station Officer Grant Stephens said digging began last week, but it had been delayed for a couple of days due to bad weather.
The brigade was given the green light to construct the helipad late last year, and the community had helped to raise well over the initial $48,000 they had set out to secure for earthmoving and construction costs.
The pad was being installed in the Geraldine Domain, directly behind the fire station in Talbot St.
It was hoped the helipad would offer the community a resilient infrastructure, not only for emergency healthcare, but for other essential times of need, such as natural disasters when other transport links were damaged.
A permanent helipad enabled pilots to use instrument flight rules, which allowed night time use and guidance during poor weather conditions.
SSO Stephens said he could not give an estimate of how long the project would take, but it was getting there "slowly".
Backfilling, compacting, steel and electrical work would all take place before the helipad was ready for use.
SSO Stephens said the station was planning an opening day when the helipad was finished.
