Thursday, 31 July 2025

 Tom McINTOSH (Eastern Victoria) (10:05): On the southern peninsula the Rosebud Hospital is so incredibly important to the community. For decades it has served locals, and for generations to come we will ensure that it serves locals. When you get out and talk to people, they are incredibly passionate about the hospital. It is the fact that there are services close to home. There are services close to home in an emergency, and as I said, when you are out talking to people that is so incredibly, incredibly important. The incredible staff and volunteers at the hospital are so valued by the local community – the nurses and the doctors. Everybody that puts in goes above and beyond to ensure that the southern peninsula receives the best possible care. As a member of the Labor Party, investing in housing, investing in education and investing in transport and looking after our local environment matter, and the Labor Party are investing in health care and providing the healthcare services people need. We created Medicare. We have protected Medicare, ensuring that local services and medicines are cheaper. As a Labor member, I am fighting for the Rosebud Hospital to ensure people of the southern peninsula have the Rosebud Hospital for generations to come. Alongside passionate locals, I will fight for the Rosebud Hospital.