Page 4568 - Week 13 - Tuesday, 26 November 2019
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Importantly, what we have heard from the community and these stakeholder groups is already influencing the design and building requirements of the SPIRE project. Detailed traffic modelling is underway and will also inform this ongoing work.
The SPIRE project and Canberra Hospital master planning process have created an opportunity to do what we can, working across government, to address some longstanding issues for the local community. I look forward to continuing the engagement with them towards that outcome.
MS CODY: Minister, what other infrastructure projects are being delivered to provide health services for Canberra’s south?
MS STEPHEN-SMITH: I thank Ms Cody for her question and her strong interest in health services in Canberra’s south. A key part of the infrastructure soon to be delivered, of course, is the Weston Creek walk-in centre. As the opening of the walk-in centre draws closer, staff from Canberra Health Services will provide opportunities for members of the community to find out more about the WIC and the services provided. The ACT Health app will also be updated to add the Weston Creek WIC so that consumers can get an indication of how busy the centre is at any given time.
There will be a number of opportunities for the community to receive more information directly about the new centre over the next few weeks. Staff from Canberra Health Services will be attending the Stromlo Cottage drop-in session tomorrow, 27 November, from 10 am and will also present that evening at the Weston Creek Community Council. Members of the community will be able to have a chat to Canberra Health Services staff about where the WIC will be, when it will open and what sorts of illnesses and ailments it can treat.
On Sunday, 1 December 2019 CHS staff will again join with the Molonglo mingle community at an information stall at the Molonglo Valley summer safety session from 11 am. Staff are also preparing to set up an information stall at Cooleman Court on Saturday, 7 December, allowing local residents to talk directly to nurses who staff walk-in centres about the types of services they can provide.
Finally, I am very pleased to advise that plans are on track for an official opening of the new Weston Creek walk-in centre in mid-December and I look forward to joining the community to mark that occasion.
Mr Barr: I ask that all further questions be placed on the notice paper.
Papers
Madam Speaker presented the following papers:
Inspector of Correctional Services Act, pursuant to subsection 30(2)—Report of a Review of a Correctional Centre by the ACT Inspector of Correctional Services—Healthy Prison Review of the Alexander Maconochie Centre 2019, dated November 2019.
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