House debates Matters of Public Importance

Rural and Regional Health Services

Tuesday, 23 February 2010 House of Representatives

Warren Snowdon

Warren Snowdon Lingiari, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Service Delivery

3:53 pm

And I appreciate the fact that I was there; I learned quite a bit. We have been visiting places as diverse as Cloncurry, Mount Isa, Ceduna, Whyalla, Murray Bridge, Ballarat and regional parts of Gippsland—all over Australia. I think the member for Lyne has shown an insight into what has been reflected in the discussions—that is, that people in the regions have a particular view about their communities and the way their health system operates and they want to be heard. It is very clear that they want to be heard. I think I can safely say we have been doing a lot of listening. We visited parts of the member for Eden-Monaro’s electorate like Bega and Batemans Bay and we had a lovely time.

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