❓ Dr. Stratton asks about the McGowan government's investment in the new women's and babies' hospital and how it benefits WA mothers and newborns, and how strong financial management enables this investment. The Premier outlines the project's scope, location, job creation, and funding, contrasting it with the opposition's proposed allocation.
AnsweredQoN 398Legislative Assembly
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WOMEN'S AND BABIES' HOSPITAL
398. Dr K. STRATTON to the Premier:
I
refer to the McGowan government's commitment to putting patients first
through significant investment in hospitals and health infrastructure
throughout Western Australia.
(1) Can the
Premier outline to the house what the McGowan Labor government's
investment in the new women's and babies' hospital will mean
for Western Australian mothers and their newborns?
(2) Can the
Premier advise how it is only through this government's strong
financial management that this important investment can be made?
398. Dr K. STRATTON to the Premier:
I
refer to the McGowan government's commitment to putting patients first
through significant investment in hospitals and health infrastructure
throughout Western Australia.
(1) Can the
Premier outline to the house what the McGowan Labor government's
investment in the new women's and babies' hospital will mean
for Western Australian mothers and their newborns?
(2) Can the
Premier advise how it is only through this government's strong
financial management that this important investment can be made?
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I also welcome the students from
Baynton West Primary School who are here today, on behalf of the member for Pilbara.
(1)–(2) I thank the member for Nedlands for the question.
It is true that this government has done more for Nedlands than any
government in history, with Bob Hawke College, the expansion of Bob Hawke
College and the new women's and babies' hospital that we are
building in Nedlands.
King Edward Memorial Hospital for
Women has been there for more than 100 years. Obviously, it has done a wonderful job over that time, but it is
rapidly ageing, so we want to, and will, provide a new women's and babies' hospital for the people of
both the city and the country in this state. We committed $3.3 million in
the 2019–20 budget towards preliminary planning for the project. We
worked out that the preferred site is at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, north
of G Block, just near the QEII site. The new hospital will be Western Australia's
only maternity and gynaecological hospital, and will include obstetric and
birthing suites as well as a full range of specialist services. It will be a centre
of excellence for Western Australian mothers and newborns, and I expect it to
be the best women's and babies' hospital in not only Australia,
but also the world. It will be very impressive.
We are working on the designs and scope of work. Following the detailed business
case and project definition plan that are being worked through now, we expect
work to get underway in 2023. We will be declaring the hospital a strategic
project under the Western Australian Jobs Act to maximise local content and we
expect it will create 1 400 local jobs during construction. We are able to do
this because of good financial management over the last four and a half years.
As we will see in the budget, $1.8 billion will be invested in the project. It is a fully funded project that will
provide support for families all over the state . What is great about the
women's and babies' hospital is that it will serve women and
children not only in the metropolitan area, but also from all over Western Australia.
It will be in proximity to the other health services on that site in Nedlands
in the heart of the city. It will be near public transport and accessible to
people from all over the state.
The great thing is that we have
managed the finances well, which means we have been able to do this. I note
that on the final Thursday of the election campaign, when the Liberal Party
released its costings, which we all remember—the former member for
Churchlands and the member for Cottesloe were yelling at journalists on that occasion—it allocated $3 million towards
this project. We have allocated $ 1.8 billion. That is because we have managed the finances well and we have been able
to set the state up for the future , which is what this project is about.
Baynton West Primary School who are here today, on behalf of the member for Pilbara.
(1)–(2) I thank the member for Nedlands for the question.
It is true that this government has done more for Nedlands than any
government in history, with Bob Hawke College, the expansion of Bob Hawke
College and the new women's and babies' hospital that we are
building in Nedlands.
King Edward Memorial Hospital for
Women has been there for more than 100 years. Obviously, it has done a wonderful job over that time, but it is
rapidly ageing, so we want to, and will, provide a new women's and babies' hospital for the people of
both the city and the country in this state. We committed $3.3 million in
the 2019–20 budget towards preliminary planning for the project. We
worked out that the preferred site is at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, north
of G Block, just near the QEII site. The new hospital will be Western Australia's
only maternity and gynaecological hospital, and will include obstetric and
birthing suites as well as a full range of specialist services. It will be a centre
of excellence for Western Australian mothers and newborns, and I expect it to
be the best women's and babies' hospital in not only Australia,
but also the world. It will be very impressive.
We are working on the designs and scope of work. Following the detailed business
case and project definition plan that are being worked through now, we expect
work to get underway in 2023. We will be declaring the hospital a strategic
project under the Western Australian Jobs Act to maximise local content and we
expect it will create 1 400 local jobs during construction. We are able to do
this because of good financial management over the last four and a half years.
As we will see in the budget, $1.8 billion will be invested in the project. It is a fully funded project that will
provide support for families all over the state . What is great about the
women's and babies' hospital is that it will serve women and
children not only in the metropolitan area, but also from all over Western Australia.
It will be in proximity to the other health services on that site in Nedlands
in the heart of the city. It will be near public transport and accessible to
people from all over the state.
The great thing is that we have
managed the finances well, which means we have been able to do this. I note
that on the final Thursday of the election campaign, when the Liberal Party
released its costings, which we all remember—the former member for
Churchlands and the member for Cottesloe were yelling at journalists on that occasion—it allocated $3 million towards
this project. We have allocated $ 1.8 billion. That is because we have managed the finances well and we have been able
to set the state up for the future , which is what this project is about.
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