Constituency questions
Polwarth electorate
Richard RIORDAN (Polwarth) (15:01): (1020) My question this afternoon is to the Minister for Health, and the question I have for the minister is: will she restore the funding to Colac Area Health for the Birregurra community health service? Word has been received from the Birregurra community, and I had the great pleasure this week of presenting a petition of well over half the township to this Parliament this week expressing the community’s desire to have their funding restored and returned so that the viable, valuable, important health service in the township of Birregurra can remain. Without a guarantee of basic delivery of services at Birregurra, such as phone answering, cleaning, maintenance and care of the building, the long-term viability of a doctor, the local pharmacy and other important community health services are put at risk. Minister, please take note of the petition presented this week.