Northern Victoria Region
Ms LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (12:19): (1734) My question is for the Minister for Health. While the state government likes to blame anyone and everyone for the current state of Victoria’s health system, the simple fact remains that Daniel Andrews has presided over our health system as either Premier or health minister for 11 of the past 15 years. Despite constant questions seeking clarity, Minister Foley and the Premier continue to be vague on details surrounding the funding and construction of the new Mildura Base Public Hospital. The minister has failed to release the clinical health plan and now refuses to provide any details on the status of the master plan of the new hospital. It is time the Andrews Labor government put their money where their mouth is and funded the full cost of the new Mildura Base Public Hospital in the upcoming 2022–23 state budget. Will the minister give a commitment that the upcoming state budget will include the full funding to construct the new Mildura Base Public Hospital?