Victoria’s archaic mental health approach nation’s worst
There is no place in our society for cuffing vulnerable Victorians to their hospital bed during a mental health crisis. But disturbing data, released today, shows this practice is becoming…
Public dental needs funding boost, not cut
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has asked the Minister for Health to invest in the public dental service after the Andrews Labor Government cut $24.2 million from the service…
McCurdy calls for more investment in regional hospitals
In Parliament recently Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy urged the Victorian Government to start investing more money on our health system in all of our towns, Wangaratta is under enormous…
Victorian man walks 200km in a stand against rural health shortages
A lack of healthcare options for regional Victorians diagnosed with dementia was the catalyst for a nearly 200km walk from north-east Victoria which arrived at Victorian Parliament in Melbourne today.…
Backing new and growing Victorian families with $4,500 rebates for fertility services
Victorian families are set to be thousands of dollars better off under a new commitment announced today by the Liberals and Nationals. IVF supports thousands of women fulfil their…
Public dental wait times grow
In Parliament Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy expressed his concern to hear that there will be a $24 million dollar cut to dentistry across Victoria. Mr…
McCurdy requests investigation from Minister for Health
In Parliament Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy requested an investigation from the Minister for Health regarding the state-wide health crisis occurring in North Eastern communities within Victoria. …
Proposed reforms will mean ambulances, not police, available in a health emergency
Victoria’s overwhelmed health workforce is missing out on a crucial boost to staff resources while Daniel Andrews pig-headedly ignores reforms to unlock thousands of additional workers to support the system.…
Mental health cuts reduce access for Gippslanders
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien says residents across Gippsland will miss out on important mental health services that the Victorian Minister has cruelly labelled as “no longer required”.…
Confused Minister offers no clarity on 50 per cent cut to disability
Victorians with a disability got little explanation today for a $15 million “error” in the State Budget papers that saw funding “incorrectly allocated” to the wrong portfolio area. In a…
Mildura parents, children get less access after mental health cuts
Families in Mildura and north-west Victoria will miss out on extra services addressing the devastating toll of perinatal anxiety and depression, which the Victorian Minister has cruelly labelled as “no…
Mildura’s ‘Code Yellow’ a chronic symptom of statewide health shortages
Regional hospitals are at breaking point and unable to meet the health needs of sick Victorians, with staff shortages and capacity pressures seeing Mildura become the latest to call a…