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25 December 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Rural Health Reaping The Benefits Of Facilities And Services Boost Victor P Taffa Generations of West Australians will reap the benefits of the State Government’s upgrades to Health Services and Facilities undertaken in rural WA in 2010. Health Minister Kim Hames said today the upgrades were making a real difference to the [...]
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24 December 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Minister Announces New Tender for Next Phase of Kalgoorlie Health Campus Victor P Taffa The New Kalgoorlie Health Campus came a step closer today with the awarding of the tender for the next phase of its $55.8 Million Redevelopment. Health Minister Kim Hames has announced that Pindan Pty Ltd will undertake the [...]
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24 December 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames John Holland Wins Contract to Start Work on Albany Health Campus in New Year Victor P Taffa Construction of the $170 Million Albany Health Campus is on target to start early next year with the appointment of John Holland Pty Ltd as the Builder. Health Minister Kim Hames today announced the State [...]
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23 December 2010
Northern Territory Shadow Treasurer Willem Westra van Holthe SECOND RATE TREATMENT Victor P Taffa The Government’s failure to finalise the aero-med contract by its own timeframes again highlights Labor’s incompetence and incapacity. Member for Katherine, Willem Westra van Holthe, said the Government’s assertion the tender process is ‘on track’, even though a decision won’t be made until at [...]
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22 December 2010
Queensland Shadow Minister for Health Mark McArdle Qld Health Sends Paramedics Away from Full ED Victor P Taffa Thirty one warnings in as many days were emailed to Paramedics by Queensland Health advising them to bypass the PA Hospital Emergency Department because it was full, a Right to Information investigation has revealed. Shadow Health Minister Mark McArdle has released [...]
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22 December 2010
Queensland Shadow Minister for Health Mark McArdle Two Acting Deputy Director Generals Quit Queensland Health Victor P Taffa Sixty five hours is the time it has taken between two Senior Bureaucrats resigning from Queensland Health, the State Opposition said today. Shadow Minister for Health Mark McArdle said the announcement of the resignation of Deputy Director-General Michael Walsh at 6pm [...]
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22 December 2010
Queensland Shadow Minister for Information & Communication Technology Scott Emerson Health Payroll “Mr. Fixit” Quits While Lucas and Schwarten Refuse to Resign Victor P Taffa Queenslanders can have no confidence the Health Payroll Bungle will be repaired after the man dubbed “Mr. Fixit” resigned, Shadow Minister for Information and Communication Technology Scott Emerson said today. The departure of Queensland [...]
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18 December 2010
Victoria Minister for Planning Matthew Guy Member for South West Coast Denis Napthine PLANNING AMENDMENT PAVES WAY FOR PORTLAND HELIPAD Victor P Taffa Planning Minister Matthew Guy today announced he had amended the Glenelg Planning Scheme to facilitate the use and development of a helipad at Portland Hospital. “Amendment C59 to the Glenelg Planning Scheme cuts red tape to support [...]
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18 December 2010
Victoria Minister for Community Services Mary Wooldridge Coalition Government Leads Discussions on Implementation of NDIS Victor P Taffa The Coalition Government has taken the first step in leading the implementation of a new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Minister for Community Services Mary Wooldridge said today. “The Coalition Government is committed to leading and driving the implementation of a [...]
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17 December 2010
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Health Jeremy Rockliff DHHS Saves $26,000 on Egg Contract, While Spending up Big on International Consultancies Victor P Taffa The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is saving a reported $26,000 on an Egg Contract – putting Tasmania’s Industry in jeopardy – while spending up big on International and Interstate Consultancies Shadow Minister [...]
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16 December 2010
New South Wales Auditor General Peter Achterstraat Community Mental Health Has Not Met Expectations Victor P Taffa The Auditor-General, Peter Achterstraat, today released his report on Mental Health Workforce. In 2006, NSW Health announced A New Direction for Mental Health, a five-year plan committing $939 M to improve mental health, with most of the workforce growth to occur [...]
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14 December 2010
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Victoria Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge COALITION GOVT HIGHLIGHTS DANGERS OF EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION Victor P Taffa Excessive Alcohol Consumption has a huge hidden cost to Victorian Society, Premier Ted Baillieu said today. Visiting the Alfred Hospital Emergency and Trauma Centre with Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge, Mr. Baillieu said the Coalition Government’s [...]
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13 December 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Community to Help Guide Development of New Busselton Health Campus Victor P Taffa The State Government is to invite two residents of the Busselton Area to join a newly-formed community reference group to guide the development phase of the new Busselton Health Campus. Health Minister Kim Hames said the reference group would [...]
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11 December 2010
Northern Territory Member for Katherine Willem van Holthe MENZIES REPORT CARD – EPIC FAIL Victor P Taffa “The Menzies School of Health Research has labelled the Katherine Alcohol Management Plan (AMP) as nothing more than ‘a collection of ideas and intentions, many of them lacking clear objectives’.” Member for Katherine Willem Westra van Holthe said today. “In a new [...]
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