Hamilton and Western District locals will receive better care, closer to home, under a new commitment by the Liberals and Nationals to build a new emergency department and refurbished intensive care unit at Hamilton Base Hospital. A Victorian Liberal and Nationals government would commit $45 million to the works at Hamilton Base Hospital, delivering the…
It is wonderful to kick off debate on legislation. It has taken us until a quarter past 3 this afternoon, with 1 hour and 45 minutes left, to debate this legislation, but it is very, very important. At the outset I would like to acknowledge all of the health service workers in the public and…
My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Health, and the action I seek is to urgently fund the long-awaited Western District Health Service Hamilton Base Hospital redevelopment. This is a hospital that I actually worked at some time ago, and it is blight on the Allan Labor government, really, that the emergency department is…
Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP, has called on the State Government to urgently increase support for regional patients forced to travel long distances for essential medical care. Speaking in Parliament, Ms Kealy highlighted the growing number of Lowan residents who must travel hundreds of kilometres to Melbourne, Ballarat or Geelong to access specialist treatment…
My question is to the Minister for Health. Many residents in my electorate of Lowan must travel hundreds of kilometres to Melbourne, Ballarat or Geelong to access essential health care. With little access to public transport, they have no choice but to drive. The Victorian patient transport assistance scheme has failed to keep up with…
In 2023 the then Minister for Mental Health announced mental health and wellbeing locals for Horsham, Hamilton and Ararat. Yet three years later there is no sign of any funding flowing, no buildings are being planned and most importantly there is no indication that there is any improved access to mental health supports. Our region…
When the Premier was first appointed to that role in this state she proudly said she was from regional Victoria and would be a Premier for regional Victorians. And yet here we are, with money being funnelled to bikies and criminal gangs and to use strippers to motivate men for overnight shifts, instead of money…
I rise today to speak on the Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025. I would firstly like to acknowledge the community who have contributed strongly and advocated for changes in regard to supportive legislation to recognise that this is not only a complex area but also a very small…
My question is to the Minister for Health. Rhonda has been waiting for knee surgery for five years. Why must Rhonda suffer for another day because this arrogant and lazy government has ignored essential public health workers undertaking industrial action today? Members interjecting. The SPEAKER: Order! Minister for Finance, this is your last warning. Member…
Vulnerable young Victorians are suffering as the Alcohol and Drug (AOD) treatment system is overwhelmed by chronic demand under the watch of the Allan Labor Government. A Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) Sector Demand Survey has revealed alarming hold-ups for youth-specific AOD treatment. On any day during September, there were 415 vulnerable young people…
