A re-elected Liberal National Government will invest $2 million to deliver the ‘missing link’ shared pedestrian and bike path between Somerville and Baxter. The proposed route will begin at Frankston-Flinders Road in Somerville, travel north up Hawkins Road and Fultons Road, connecting to the existing path at Golf Links Road. This infrastructure will…
The Liberal National Government will provide $960,000 for intensive research into new 4D diagnostic technology to allow accurate assessment of lung function in patients of all ages including the very sick. The Australian Lung Health Initiative headed by Professor Andreas Fouras is one of 10 highly promising research projects to be funded under Stage One…
A new multidisciplinary hub for sports research, development and performance will be established in the heart of Melbourne’s sporting precinct, thanks to $15 million from the Coalition Government. Victoria Sport will improve the physical and mental health as well as performance of athletes and build a stronger, evidence-based approach to sports injury prevention, treatment and…
Labor and the Unions are so desperate to run a Mediscare campaign, they have been caught out trying to push on social media, their old Mediscare campaign from 2016. This shows how dishonest Labor and the Unions will be in trying to run a scare campaign on health, after the failure of Bill Shorten to…
The Morrison Government will invest $8.4 million to expand hospital care and dialysis services in South Australia’s rapidly growing region of Victor Harbor. Funding from the Government’s Community Health and Hospitals Program (CHHP) will deliver new services to the region that will enable a more timely transfer of patients requiring admission from the emergency department…
A re-elected Liberal National Government will invest up to $300,000 over the next three years to support the continuing operations of the Western Port Biosphere. The $100,000 per annum funding will allow the Biosphere to expand their conservation efforts, including continued on-ground work on monitoring native Southern Brown Bandicoot populations, the UNESCO Ramsar wetlands…
The Morrison Government is delivering more than $395,000 for two major sporting infrastructure projects to improve community sport on the Mornington Peninsula. RJ Rowley Reserve in Rye will receive $245,972 for lighting upgrades, with Bunguyan Reserve in Tyabb to receive $150,000 towards stage two of pavilion redevelopment. Liberal Member for Flinders, the Hon.…
The Morrison Government will provide an additional $2 million to the National LGBTI Health Alliance over two years for the peer support telephone and online support service, QLife. Demand for the service has steadily increased over the past four years —up 20 per cent in 2017-18 alone. The service has also increased its service hours…
The Morrison Government will invest $5 million into stage one of the redevelopment of Rosebud Hospital on the Mornington Peninsula as part of a comprehensive plan to improve local health and mental health. Liberal Member for Flinders, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, said the funding would help revolutionise healthcare on the Mornington Peninsula. “Residents and…
I am proud to announce that the novel life-saving cancer treatment CAR-T therapy will become available in Australia, saving patients from travelling overseas for the treatment that costs up to $500,000. CAR-T therapy, Kymriah®, will be made available to Australian children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia that has relapsed or is refractory to…