Friday, 14 November 2025

 Tim McCURDY (Ovens Valley) (10:31): I have been approached by members of staff and community members in the Wangaratta region about Northeast Health’s CT scanner. It is nearing its end of life, which we know has been coming for some time. We know when it is coming, and that is in February 2026. That sounds like a long way away, 2026, but it is less than 80 days away, and our CT scanner will be noncompliant. These are the sorts of issues we talk about in regional Victoria, whether we are talking about basic maintenance to roads, schools and hospitals, and here is another example. We just need to have our CT scanner made compliant and up to date by February next year. I urge the Minister for Health to support us, because Northeast Health deals with a whole lot of communities – Bright, Myrtleford, Benalla, Yarrawonga – and we need those basic tools to survive.