Tarneit electorate
Ms CONNOLLY (Tarneit) (14:38): (6367) My question is for the Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services. For my community of Wyndham, Werribee Mercy Hospital is the absolute linchpin of our local healthcare services. Folks in my electorate know that the needs of the growing Wyndham community have often meant that Werribee Mercy struggles to keep up with the demand for services in our community. This is something that our government has recognised and, since being elected in 2014, resolved to address, with $85 million invested in the previous term to expand the hospital’s acute facilities. In late 2020 our government invested more than $4 million to undertake detailed planning for Werribee Mercy’s future expansion. On budget day this year we saw the vision for that expansion become a reality, with a $109.6 million commitment to upgrading Werribee Mercy’s emergency department, effectively doubling it. This is a much-needed investment for my community, so my question for the minister is this: how will this investment benefit Wyndham families who rely on the services at Werribee Mercy Hospital?