Thursday, 4 June 2026

 Melina BATH (Eastern Victoria) (13:00): (2376) My constituency question is for the Minister for Health. Expanded community pharmacy services are well needed and warranted in my Eastern Victoria electorate, particularly for those further and further away from the city who are struggling to find doctors services. The government in 2023 established a pilot, and last year we were the last area to incorporate these expanded community services. The problem is in our pharmacists actually getting to and accessing the training so that they can then offer the services. Members in the pharmacy community in Eastern Victoria Region have asked me to ask the minister: when will there be the rollout of equitable access and government training in this area so that we can actually get on and train those pharmacists to serve people in my Eastern Victoria electorate?