General News
7 October, 2023
Broad snubbed in bid for ally on old ambulance station
UPPER House MP Gaelle Broad was snubbed by Martha Haylett as she tried to gain support for delaying demolition of the old Inglewood ambulance station. Ms Broad, who tabled community petitions in State Parliament to save the building, said she had...
UPPER House MP Gaelle Broad was snubbed by Martha Haylett as she tried to gain support for delaying demolition of the old Inglewood ambulance station.
Ms Broad, who tabled community petitions in State Parliament to save the building, said she had spoken with Ms Haylett.
“I find it incredible that the government just charged ahead and knocked this building down after the community raised the funds to pay for it,” Ms Broad said.
The Northern Victoria Region MP said she had exhausted every avenue to get the Government to change its mind.
“I have raised this matter in Parliament,” she said.
“I directly contacted the minister’s office, asking her to step in to set up a meeting between Ambulance Victoria and the Inglewood and Districts Health Service to see if a solution could be found.
“I tabled two petitions with signatures from hundreds of local residents. I also rang the lower house member Martha Haylett directly, seeking her support to delay the demolition.
“It’s clear that this Government does not care what people in regional Victoria think and feel.”
Ms Broad said the sheer wastage that had come with the demolition was mind-boggling.
“I’m told there was furniture still inside when demolition started this morning. Ironically, this could have been sold in the op-shop,” she said.
“There was little consultation with locals who wanted to see it used as a community base or as extra office space for Inglewood and Districts Health Service.
“I find it amazing that this Government is knocking down buildings at a time when building contractors and materials are in such short supply.
“This shows the shocking disregard that this government has for rural and regional Victorians,” Ms Broad said.