Following a hard-fought and passionate campaign by a dedicated army of local volunteers, the date has been set for a debate about Wee Waa Hospital in NSW parliament.
At 4pm today, Thursday, March 27, the Legislative Assembly will debate a petition calling on the government ‘to save Wee Waa Hospital’.
As reported last week, Narrabri Shire mayor Darrell Tiemens, together with Save the Wee Waa Hospital Committee members and Wee Waa community representatives travelled to Sydney to handover the Save the Wee Waa Hospital petition to Member for Barwon Roy Butler on Tuesday, March 18.
“The Save Wee Waa Hospital committee has been absolutely unwavering in their dedication and determination regarding this issue,” Cr Tiemens said.
“I want to thank the mayor and his team of volunteers for their efforts,” said Mr Butler in a social media post following the handover.
The paper petition, presented by Mr Butler was signed by more than 10,000 people and calls on the government to: 1. Direct Hunter New England Health to urgently provide Wee Waa Hospital access to an onsite doctor.
2. Restore the 24-hour operation of Wee Waa Hospital, including emergency services, inpatient beds (general medicine, rehabilitation, respite, and palliative care), outpatient services, and primary and community health care services.
3. Require monthly reporting from Hunter New England Health the Minister for Health, the Member for Barwon, and the Mayor of Narrabri until full 24/7 operation and onsite doctor access are restored.
You can watch the debate live – https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/pages/la-webcast-page.aspx
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