Thursday, 13 November 2025

 Gabrielle DE VIETRI (Richmond) (14:50): (1381) My question is for the Minister for Health. Some of my youngest constituents, three-year-olds at the Kangaroo Paw kindergarten class in Fitzroy, have written to me about how important their doctor is. They say it is really important to have doctors that are easy to reach in our community. Ayor says, ‘We need doctors to keep us safe and healthy.’ Milla says, ‘We need lots of doctors.’ ‘We need them when a baby is sick,’ says Amina. ‘And when we’re coughing,’ says Imran. These three-year-olds are among some of the 12,500 people who are set to lose access to their local GP if Cohealth closes next month. Given that a motion passed in the upper house agreeing to fund Cohealth to save it from closing, will this government commit to providing this funding to ensure these services can continue?