Thursday, 14 August 2025

 Anthony CARBINES (Ivanhoe – Minister for Police, Minister for Community Safety, Minister for Victims, Minister for Racing) (09:52): Also I want to acknowledge the $1.36 million that the government has provided to Mercy Hospital for Women in Heidelberg, particularly for our NICU beds. We ended up with an additional 32 cots being replaced. This is really important work. I want to give heartfelt thanks to the hardworking healthcare heroes at Mercy Health for leading such an important project and for the work they do every day. Two great hospitals, the Austin and Mercy hospitals, are on one site, built by our government. The services that are provided there are topnotch. So many families have babies there at the Mercy in Heidelberg, and why wouldn’t they? It is a brilliant hospital with amazing people. The NICU beds there are just critical.