Narracan electorate
Wayne FARNHAM (Narracan) (14:56): (608) My constituency question is for the Minister for Health, and I ask: will the minister confirm that the new West Gippsland Hospital will have all the services delivered as per the 2022 electoral commitment? The West Gippsland community fought tooth and nail to secure a commitment from Labor for the new West Gippsland hospital. It was a commitment that the Victorian Liberal–Nationals announced way back in 2016, a commitment Labor ignored at the 2018 election, a commitment they said nothing about until October 2022. Now, with the state budget less than a week away, it is a commitment I fear they are considering taking services away from. Warragul and Drouin have been named the fastest growing towns in Australia. We need the infrastructure to match the growth. Anything less will be a betrayal of the promise made to the people of West Gippsland.