Jade BENHAM (Mildura) (09:57): After a disastrous state budget and last night’s federal budget, regional Victorians are sick of getting less and simply being forced to accept it; less access to health care, less access to specialists, less access to sealed and safe roads and less access to timely treatment. There are some things we want less of: less time spent in the emergency department. Let us talk about Mildura Base Public Hospital and regional healthcare funding. We are just expected to do more with less time and time again, but the staff at Mildura Base Public Hospital have actually been innovative. They really are. They have decided that instead of waiting for this government to fund the hospital adequately and provide them with a new hospital or an extension or 30 new beds they are going to do it themselves. There are plans in place, shovels in the ground and buildings ready to be delivered on time and under budget. That is what regional Victorians want. We have heard the members on the other side recently: ‘less with Jess’. This is the narrative they are running now: ‘less with Jess’. You know what, that is another thing regional Victorians do want: less tax with Jess, less waste with Jess, less corruption with Jess and less Labor MPs with Jess. That is what Jess Wilson will deliver for Victoria. Let us go, let us really lean into that ‘less with Jess’ narrative.
The SPEAKER: The member for Mildura will resume her seat. I remind her once again, and I know she has only been in this place for almost four years, to call members by their correct titles.