Fix It - For the Health of Women

The independent candidate for the state seat of Wagga Wagga, Dr Joe McGirr, has today called on the Keneally government to fix maintenance problems and give urgent consideration to an upgrade of the Wagga Women’s Health Centre located in Morrow St in Wagga Wagga.
Dr McGirr had visited the centre during his campaigning and was astounded at what he was presented with.

Dr McGirr said “Possums were frequent visitors within the roof cavity and as a result of this walls were seriously stained. The stench of sewerage odour was evident from unused drains and the building is subject to rising damp”.
Apparently there had been plans to relocate the service to new accommodation but these have clearly fallen through.
Dr Mc Girr is suggesting to the Government that a timeline should now be immediately implemented to demonstrate positive action in conducting immediate and non urgent repairs to the premises.

The Women’s Health Centre provides a range of counselling and support services to women and has been operating in that capacity with government support since 1985.
“The state of the accommodation at the centre sends out a frightening message to the women of Wagga Wagga”
“Put simply the Keneally Government is saying to the women of Wagga who rely on this assistance-“You are the least of our worries – so you can just wait”.
“It’s another example of an inept ability of a tired government that now has an inability to recognise its duty in supporting the community of NSW” said Dr McGirr