Paper Petition

To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The petition of citizens of Queensland residing in the Johnstone Shire (Innisfail) draws to the attention of the House, Queensland Health’s decision to relocate the Innisfail Child and Family Health Clinic from its current purpose built and accessible location in the town centre of Innisfail to a less suitable location in the Hospital and that the community has expressed concerns over access issues including the lack of car parking; the steep gradient at the point of entry and the lack of public transport services to the hospital and that the proposed location does not afford privacy; is situated in an environment where other services such as a needle exchange program and mental health services are not compatible with a Child and Family Health Clinic and that the proposed location lacks suitable space for the conduct of group sessions to meet the requirements of the Queensland Health direction “Model of Care for Women and Child Health”.

Your petitioners therefore request the House to prevail upon Queensland Health to reconsider its decision to relocate the Innisfail Child and Family Health Clinic and to maintain the current services at the existing location.