❓ Ms. Beard questions the Minister for Health regarding delays to the Meekatharra Hospital upgrades. The Minister reaffirms the government's commitment to regional health infrastructure projects, citing challenging construction environments.
AnsweredQoN 291Legislative Assembly
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HOSPITALS — NORTH WEST CENTRAL ELECTORATE
291. Ms M. BEARD to the Minister for Health:
I
refer to the recent Murchison country zone Western Australian Local Government
Association meeting and discussions around key health projects that have
been significantly delayed, including the Meekatharra Hospital upgrades.
(1) Can the
minister provide an update on the Meekatharra Hospital upgrades, including the
current status and project time line?
(2) Has the
project now moved past the design phase?
(3) Has the
estimated total cost of the project increased?
291. Ms M. BEARD to the Minister for Health:
I
refer to the recent Murchison country zone Western Australian Local Government
Association meeting and discussions around key health projects that have
been significantly delayed, including the Meekatharra Hospital upgrades.
(1) Can the
minister provide an update on the Meekatharra Hospital upgrades, including the
current status and project time line?
(2) Has the
project now moved past the design phase?
(3) Has the
estimated total cost of the project increased?
AnswerView source ↗
I can provide a very firm
commitment to the member and to the chamber that the government remains
rock-solid behind these regional hospital developments—all of them.
There is no question, we are in a very challenging —
Mr P.J. Rundle : What about
Tom Price? Geraldton?
The SPEAKER : Sorry. Member
for Roe, please do not interject.
Ms A. SANDERSON : There is no
question that we are in a very challenging construction environment and we are
working through those challenges. We have directed the agencies to prioritise
that work to ensure that we can commence as soon as practically possible. No
government has committed more than this government on regional health
infrastructure—none!
commitment to the member and to the chamber that the government remains
rock-solid behind these regional hospital developments—all of them.
There is no question, we are in a very challenging —
Mr P.J. Rundle : What about
Tom Price? Geraldton?
The SPEAKER : Sorry. Member
for Roe, please do not interject.
Ms A. SANDERSON : There is no
question that we are in a very challenging construction environment and we are
working through those challenges. We have directed the agencies to prioritise
that work to ensure that we can commence as soon as practically possible. No
government has committed more than this government on regional health
infrastructure—none!
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