Tuesday, 20 December 2022

 Nick STAIKOS (Bentleigh) (19:25): (2) Deputy Speaker, I congratulate you on your election.

My adjournment matter tonight is for the attention of our new Minister for Ambulance Services, and the action I seek from the minister is that she visit the Bentleigh electorate for the start of works at the new East Bentleigh ambulance station. A number of years ago I met with some local paramedics stationed at the Brighton station who had told me that a large proportion of their call-outs were coming from my electorate, and from that meeting we have now got this commitment and funding from the Andrews government to establish a new ambulance station in the Bentleigh electorate. The site will be Moorabbin Hospital – incidentally, where I was born; I was born in my electorate. Site investigations have now concluded. They took place a few months ago. I understand we are close to appointing a builder. The ambulance station will be up and running next year in 2023. It will mean that my electorate will have its own ambulance crew in East Bentleigh taking care of Bentleigh residents. So I ask that the minister join me on a visit to Moorabbin Hospital to meet with some local paramedics and also to mark the start of works at this important new facility.