Mildura and Northern Mallee locals will receive better care, closer to home under a new commitment by Jess Wilson’s Liberal and Nationals team to expand and upgrade Mildura Base Public Hospital. Mildura Base Public Hospital is the major public referral health service for the Northern Mallee and parts of South Australia and New South Wales,…
The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has told Parliament Victorians are living through the consequences of a government that has “lost control of the finances.” Speaking in Parliament, she said Victorians were feeling the impact of rising debt and worsening conditions across everyday services, with no corresponding improvement in outcomes. “It’s in their power…
The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has criticised the Allan Labor Government for failing to address growing public health wait times, accusing the Minister for Health of attempting to gaslight regional Victorians by minimising serious delays as an “inconvenience.” Ms Benham said a response from the Minister for Health, Mary-Anne Thomas, to her request…
Health at the Parliamentary Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) Inquiry into the 2025–26 Budget Estimates, demanding answers on what the Government is doing to address the shortage of emergency department beds at Mildura Base Public Hospital (MBPH). Ms Benham highlighted the urgent need for both immediate and long-term solutions to meet the growing healthcare demands…
The ongoing issue of bed shortages at Mildura Base Public Hospital has been raised in Question Time by The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham. Ms Benham has asked the Minister for Health, Mary-Anne Thomas, when the Government will provide the Mildura Base Public Hospital (MBPH) Emergency Department (ED) with the 30 additional beds it…
The Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has criticised the Allan Labor Government’s plan to create Local Health Service Networks, bringing Mildura Public Hospital, Mallee Track Health and Community Services & Robinvale District Health under the Loddon Mallee Network, whilst grouping East Wimmera Health & Rural Northwest Health with Grampians. “Labor claims this will improve…
The Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, says the drastic reduction in health funding by the Allan Labor Government is deeply concerning for regional Victorians, who will inevitably pay the price for Premier Allan’s health cuts. Regional hospitals are under threat like never before, with the Allan Labor Government set to impose severe funding cuts,…