❓ Mr. Catania asks for an update on Royalties for Regions investments in regional health facilities, particularly in his electorate. The Minister responds by highlighting significant investments across various regional health campuses, including those in Mr. Catania's electorate.
AnsweredQoN 1037Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
ROYALTIES
FOR REGIONS — REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
1037. Mr V.A. CATANIA to the
Minister for Regional Development:
Can the minister please provide an update on the royalties
for regions investments into regional health facilities, including those in my
electorate?
FOR REGIONS — REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
1037. Mr V.A. CATANIA to the
Minister for Regional Development:
Can the minister please provide an update on the royalties
for regions investments into regional health facilities, including those in my
electorate?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for North West Central for the question as
it applies to regional Western Australia and the time of the year when it is
good to reflect on what has happened over the course of the year. If we go back
nearly 12 months now and look at the agenda this government laid out for 2015,
we can see that we had a strong focus on health, particularly in regional
Western Australia. We know what the royalties for regions program has done more
generally from a government perspective, but having a strong focus on health in
the regions has allowed us to tick off on one of those things that has more
people deciding to stay in regional Western Australia and, indeed, to move
there as a preference. We can look back on what has been an unprecedented level
of investment. The sharp point of that is the Karratha health campus—$207
million of royalties for regions funds—has had the single largest
investment in a country hospital in Western Australia's history. Also,
the Busselton Health Campus was opened by the Premier recently, in which the
member for Vasse was involved. It cost $120 million, with $40 million coming
from royalties for regions.
In the member for Kalgoorlie's electorate, the
Kalgoorlie Health Campus completed a $60 million project, with $16 million from
royalties for regions. Esperance Health Campus, in the member for Eyre's
electorate, is pretty close to being finished. The Minister for Health and I
will be down there pretty soon. That is a $31 million redevelopment, including
$19 million from royalties for regions. Of course, that is on top of the
Southern Inland Health Initiative, which is a nearly half billion-dollar
program supporting doctors, aged care and the emergency telehealth program. It
is a fantastic initiative from this government to put our best hospitals even
closer to the people who live in some of those more isolated parts of the
state. There is also ongoing support for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the
patient assisted travel scheme and St John Ambulance. In the member for North West
Central's electorate, the health campuses at Exmouth and Carnarvon had
a $35 million upgrade to support those facilities, including their emergency
departments. That will support emergency care in a part of the state that we
know, during the tourist season, has a spike in population and needs to be
supported with healthcare services.
It is fair to say that the government has fundamentally
revitalised the health system in Western Australia but, more importantly,
fundamentally revitalised the healthcare system in regional Western Australia.
At this time of the year, it is really important that we reflect on the
significant investments that have been made. That is on top of delivering
Albany Hospital. Referring to the member for Albany, the Premier said that the
former Labor government was very, very long on promise and very, very short on
delivery.
it applies to regional Western Australia and the time of the year when it is
good to reflect on what has happened over the course of the year. If we go back
nearly 12 months now and look at the agenda this government laid out for 2015,
we can see that we had a strong focus on health, particularly in regional
Western Australia. We know what the royalties for regions program has done more
generally from a government perspective, but having a strong focus on health in
the regions has allowed us to tick off on one of those things that has more
people deciding to stay in regional Western Australia and, indeed, to move
there as a preference. We can look back on what has been an unprecedented level
of investment. The sharp point of that is the Karratha health campus—$207
million of royalties for regions funds—has had the single largest
investment in a country hospital in Western Australia's history. Also,
the Busselton Health Campus was opened by the Premier recently, in which the
member for Vasse was involved. It cost $120 million, with $40 million coming
from royalties for regions.
In the member for Kalgoorlie's electorate, the
Kalgoorlie Health Campus completed a $60 million project, with $16 million from
royalties for regions. Esperance Health Campus, in the member for Eyre's
electorate, is pretty close to being finished. The Minister for Health and I
will be down there pretty soon. That is a $31 million redevelopment, including
$19 million from royalties for regions. Of course, that is on top of the
Southern Inland Health Initiative, which is a nearly half billion-dollar
program supporting doctors, aged care and the emergency telehealth program. It
is a fantastic initiative from this government to put our best hospitals even
closer to the people who live in some of those more isolated parts of the
state. There is also ongoing support for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the
patient assisted travel scheme and St John Ambulance. In the member for North West
Central's electorate, the health campuses at Exmouth and Carnarvon had
a $35 million upgrade to support those facilities, including their emergency
departments. That will support emergency care in a part of the state that we
know, during the tourist season, has a spike in population and needs to be
supported with healthcare services.
It is fair to say that the government has fundamentally
revitalised the health system in Western Australia but, more importantly,
fundamentally revitalised the healthcare system in regional Western Australia.
At this time of the year, it is really important that we reflect on the
significant investments that have been made. That is on top of delivering
Albany Hospital. Referring to the member for Albany, the Premier said that the
former Labor government was very, very long on promise and very, very short on
delivery.
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