Tuesday, 3 March 2026

 Pauline RICHARDS (Cranbourne) (14:33): (1529) My constituency question is to the Minister for Health, and my question is: how many ophthalmology services have been performed at the sparkling new Cranbourne Community Hospital? I was delighted to host the Minister for Health at our extraordinary new hospital last week, and it was great to be able to meet some of the many clinicians who were working there. I would like to thank Dr Christine Chen, the head of the unit and the cleverest communicator in the business. Dr Chen’s passion for her role is something to behold. But I would like to particularly take the opportunity to thank our health workforce broadly. Our nurses and midwives are extraordinary clinicians, and every day I am grateful to them for their expertise and professionalism. I particularly want to thank those who serve our Cranbourne community. As always, I thank the leadership at the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and particularly Maddy Harradence. I would like to thank all our allied health staff who keep our hospitals running. Cranbourne Community Hospital is a great facility. I look forward to the minister’s response.