Tim Kurylowicz Country Labor Candidate 54 East Street North Wagga Wagga for NSW 2650 Riverina [email protected] www.riverinalabor.com.au
Dear resident,
Why is there not a palliative care hospice available to the residents of Wagga Wagga and the Riverina?
As one of New South Wales’ largest regional communities Wagga Wagga, unlike Bathurst and Tamworth, is still waiting for a facility that would allow local people to die with dignity.
The New South Wales government has refused to fund a crucial palliative care hospice in Wagga Wagga, and only has plans to fund two beds for public pa- tients at Calvary’s proposed palliative care unit.
This isn’t good enough for our community.
A 10-bed hospice would cost about $5 million to build - that’s less than 2% of the cost of the new Wagga Base Hospital, while the running costs for a palliative care hospice bed is half the cost of a sub-acute hospital bed.
A community based hospice, associated with both Wagga Base and Calvary is a much better solution for our region.
Here’s what you can do:
Sign the petition on the back of this letter and collect signatures Sign the petition at www.RiverinaLabor.com.au/hospice and share this with your friends and Share on Facebook
Don’t let our region be taken for granted by our state and federal members.
Palliative Care Hospice in Wagga Wagga !
TO THE HONOURABLE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE SENATE IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED:
This petition of certain citizens of Australia draws to the attention of the Senate the absence of a palliative care hospice in the Wagga Wagga, New South Wales district. Your petitioners ask that the Senate acknowledge the lack of this critical health care facility and support the construction of a 10 bed palliative care hospice in
Wagga Wagga associated with the Wagga Wagga Base and Calvary Private Hospitals.
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