Merredin District Hospital will face increased pressure following the expiry of funding for a local nurse practitioner, and more recently, confirmation of a COVID-19 exposure site in the community. Shadow Minister for Regional Health Martin Aldridge MLC wrote to the Health Minister in December requesting urgent assistance to retain a nurse practitioner in the eastern…
The Opposition has expressed disappointment in the lack of detail and definitions in today’s announcement of the Safe Return to School Plan, which has left parents waiting for answers. Shadow Education Minister Peter Rundle said the Labor Government continued to withhold vital information around close contacts and isolation requirements, which will be necessary for education…
Shadow Agriculture and Food Minister Colin de Grussa has called for the Labor Government to provide clarity on how the current agriculture worker crisis will be addressed, following the Premier’s sudden ‘backflip’ on the State’s re-opening date and retraction of the Safe Transition Plan. Mr de Grussa said farmers had thought the February 5 re-opening…
The Opposition has called for the Labor Government to detail what COVID-19 measures will be in place for schools across WA, given Term One begins next week. Shadow Education and Training Minister Peter Rundle said there has been no announcement from the Education Minister on what teachers, families and children will need to do to…
Shadow Tourism Minister Vince Catania has called for the Labor Government to show empathy towards the tourism industry and small businesses, who continue to face financial hardship due to ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19 measures. Mr Catania said the Premier’s sudden ‘backflip’ on the re-opening date and retraction of the Safe Transition Plan dashed the hopes…
The Opposition has called on the Premier to set a new date and new transition plan, including what rules and restrictions will be put in place for the community and businesses as we head towards reopening. Opposition Leader Mia Davies said West Australians deserved to know what the plan was, and nothing had been offered…
The Opposition has said the Premier’s delayed border re-opening date proved his Labor Government had squandered the gift of time and left WA’s hospitals ill-prepared for COVID-19. Opposition Leader Mia Davies said the change in the Premier’s Safe Transition Plan was an admission that WA’s health system was not ready for an influx of COVID-19.…
A shortage of essential health care workers and a lack of COVID-19 preparedness in regional WA less than a month before borders reopen is building to a “recipe for disaster” according to Shadow Minister for Regional Health Martin Aldridge. Mr Aldridge said regional hospitals were already understaffed and healthcare workers were working excessive overtime, despite…
The Opposition has called for the Labor Government to ramp up the State’s COVID-19 readiness ahead of February 5 and make it clear to all West Australians what the rules and restrictions will be as the State opens up. Opposition Leader Mia Davies said the Premier should immediately release any modelling the Government has on…
Shadow Minister for Education Peter Rundle has raised concerns regarding growing anxieties from parents who want to know what Term One will look like when students go back to school at the end of January. Mr Rundle said families need reassurance about how schools will operate and whether public health measures will impact students, given…