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Oct 2, 2024

ON Monday, September 30, Murrindindi Shire Council wrote to Mary-Anne Thomas MP, Minister for Health, Health Infrastructure and Ambulance Services, seeking urgent clarification regarding community concerns about the withdrawal of transport services for patients requiring dialysis, cancer treatment and other critical care.

This follows feedback that transport to Seymour for dialysis treatment, a lifeline for patients, was discontinued on September 30.

Council said that the issue is of significant concern to the community, which already experiences a higher incidence of chronic health conditions, including kidney disease, compared to the Victorian average.

Living in Murrindindi Shire should not impede access to critical public health services.

Council is eager to work with the government to explore opportunities for expanding health services within the shire, including the possibility of providing dialysis locally.

This would alleviate…

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