Thursday, 9 September 2021

 Mr T BULL (Gippsland East) (5992)

My question is to the Premier, and the information I seek is what is being done to address flaws in the current vaccination booking system at the state level.

I have been advised by staff working at the vaccination clinic in Bairnsdale that up to 70 people per day are travelling from Melbourne for vaccination, at a time when you are urging metropolitan residents to stay away from the country.

These people—and the staff at the clinic—are advising this is the vaccination appointment they are being offered online. They are not using it as an excuse to travel, in fact they prefer not to undertake the 7-hour round trip, but it is what they are offered.

I am advised this matter has been raised with the government by several country hospital CEOs.

Premier, can you advise what you are doing to fix this flaw in the booking system that not only allows, but encourages, metropolitan residents to travel to regional Victoria for their vaccination appointments?