Tuesday, 27 May 2025

Southern Metropolitan Region

Ryan BATCHELOR (Southern Metropolitan) (12:57): (1581) My question is to the Minister for Health. How is the government supporting residents in Southern Metropolitan Region to get easier access to health care? Last week the great budget delivered by the Treasurer announced an expansion to the community pharmacy pilot initiative that under Labor has allowed people to go to their local community pharmacy and get free and convenient access to prescriptions for a range of conditions. I had the pleasure last week of going to the TerryWhite chemist in Bay Street in North Brighton. I spoke to Jacqui, the pharmacist, who told me there has been huge demand for the community pharmacy pilot program at that pharmacy in Brighton. The locals are so excited that that program has been expanded and made permanent in the recent state budget.