STATE MEMBER FOR REDLANDS
OUR NEW LAGOON WARD IS OFFICIALLY OPEN
Works continue to go gangbusters at Redland Hospital with the new Intensive Care Unit and wards under construction with ADCO and it was wonderful to officially open our new $25 million Lagoon Ward with Minister Fentiman. The new 28-bed ward will allow locals to receive first class care closer to home. It’s located at the back of the main hospital and will increase medical bed capacity for the hospital by 57 per cent. The ward will consist of one and two bed suites, an isolation and bariatric rooms and extra facilities for patients and staff. The new ward will improve patient flow through the hospital. We will keep working to deliver world class care closer to home for all Redlanders.
HALF A MILLION FOR OUR DONALD SIMPSON CENTRE
Our State Government has come to the rescue of the Donald Simpson Centre after Redland City Council withdrew its operational funding in 2019. I’m proud to have worked closely with the amazing team at the centre to deliver $100,000 per year for the next 5 years to ensure they flourish into the future for our senior’s community. I’d like to thank all of those in our community that got behind me in advocating for this support, both the Donald Simpson Centre and I are very grateful! It was the best Christmas gift ever to see the smiles of so many members with this announcement.
ARE YOU EMERGENCY + BUSHFIRE READY?
We’re heading into a hot, dry El Nino summer and now is the time to ‘Get Ready’. The potential for bushfires, natural disasters and heatwaves will be high, so ensuring we are adequately prepared is essential, to keep our community safe. Our new Mount Cotton Road Fire Station is going to be ready in early 2024 and QFES has partnered with the RACQ Mobility Centre of Excellence in a memorandum of understanding to increase our aerial fire fighting capabilities. To learn more about being emergency ready visit: https://www.getready.qld.gov.au and https://www.redlandsdisasterplan.com.au
SCENIC SHORES STATE SCHOOL READY TO GO IN 2024
Exciting to hand over the keys to the first of many buildings at our new Scenic Shores State School in Redland Bay that is set to open in Term 1 2024. Principal Hendriks and the team are ready and rearing to go. We have continued to invest in schools across the Redlands and it was lovely to officially open the new $11M T Block at Redlands District Special School. This amazing building is providing new learning spaces including new library, art and music rooms. 2024 is set to be another great year with new buildings opening on Russell Island too along with Free Kindy, making sure our little ones get the best possible start to their learning journey!
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