Murrayville Memorial Bush Nursing Hospital
Jade BENHAM (Mildura) (17:23): (1267) My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Health Infrastructure, and the action I seek is for the minister to come to the small farming community of Murrayville and have a look at the Murrayville Memorial Bush Nursing Hospital, which is in desperate need of a new roof. I have written to the Minister for Health Infrastructure on earlier occasions, in fact last year and earlier this year I believe. This is a very small community near the South Australian border who are very proactive not only in their health care – they have been able to attract different allied health professionals and a nurse practitioner to the Murrayville Memorial Bush Nursing Hospital – but also in their very active Landcare group, with a very active and proactive Landcare facilitator and a beautiful wetland. It is part of the Mallee track, so as part of her role also as the Minister for Roads and Road Safety a drive out along that very straight road might also be beneficial. But the Memorial Bush Nursing Hospital at Murrayville is in desperate need of a new roof. It leaks. There are many, many issues, so I would appreciate a visit from the Minister for Health Infrastructure to come and see it firsthand and also chat with the community group, a volunteer-led community group, which keeps this bush nursing hospital and community centre running.