Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2020-11-12 Daily Xml

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Regional Health Services

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (15:12): I have a supplementary arising from the answer. I thank the minister for the update on issues to do with the Gawler hospital and regional hospitals. Is there any provision in this budget or in the forward estimates contained in this budget for a new hospital in the Barossa Valley?

The PRESIDENT: I'm not quite sure that that was out of the answer but I will allow the minister to respond.

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:13): I was only relatively recently briefed on the work that is going on in terms of the Barossa hospital business case. We are very excited about the work being done with the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, working with their community and the department, planning future services. Obviously, the Gawler hospital is part of a regional network of hospitals. The Barossa hospitals do relate to Gawler, as does, as I said, the Lyell McEwin relate to Gawler.