Wednesday, 15 October 2025

 Michael GALEA (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (18:42): (2000) My adjournment this evening is for the Minister for Health Infrastructure Melissa Horne in the other place, and the action that I am seeking is that the minister provide me with an update on the redevelopment of the Frankston Hospital and how it will benefit health outcomes for my community in the south-east. The Allan Labor government, as we know, is investing $1.1 billion in a full-scale redevelopment of Frankston Hospital, which is not only a massive investment in Frankston, it is in fact the largest health infrastructure investment in this state’s history outside of inner Melbourne, with more families choosing to make Frankston and the south-east home. This will allow expanded women’s and children’s services; new maternity, obstetrics and paediatric wards; a women’s clinic and a special care nursery. As well, an extension of the emergency department will deliver a new mental health, alcohol and other drugs hub and a dedicated paediatric zone, providing that specialist care for patients, families and carers when they need it most.

The hospital will be renamed Peninsula University Hospital to reflect the very strong work that already takes place in the hospital in partnership and collaboration with Monash University. That partnership will now be reflected through the new name. Once finished, the redeveloped hospital will have capacity to treat approximately 35,000 more patient episodes each year, reducing the pressure on other hospitals in the south-east in the process. It was wonderful to visit the hospital alongside the member for Frankston and the minister just a few weeks ago and indeed to be joined by some local primary school-aged children and some prep children from one of the nearby schools to help officially commission the new pedestrian lights on Yuille Street. They are now up and running, and it is great to see some ancillary infrastructure which will support the continued successful operation of this massively upgraded hospital. I ask that the minister provide me with the update.