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Horses and riders raring to go HORSES and their riders will be making a splash this Queen’s Birthday long weekend as they descend upon Werribee. The Melbourne International Horse Trials will be held at the Werribee Park Precinct from 6 to 9 June, with compeitiors vying for the chance to represent Australia internationally. For the full story and to see how you can get involved in the event turn to page 6. 118692
WYNDHAM residents are set to spend less time waiting to see a doctor after the long-awaited Wyndham Vale GP Super Clinic was officially opened last week. Federal Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten, unveiled the new $15 million clinic on Wednesday, claiming it would plug a gap between local GPs and hospitals. “Rather than services following after the community has grown, we have a service here that will grow with the community,” Mr Shorten said. “I live in Moonee Valley. I represent areas of Maribyrnong, Brimbank and Moonee Valley. Those communities would be envious of this facility.” Member for Lalor, Joanne Ryan, said the Super Clinic, which was announced by Julia Gillard when she was Prime Minister, would make it easier for residents to speedily see a doctor. “This is great news for the community of Wyndham Vale. It’s great
news for the region and a muchneeded facility in this area of high growth. “There are approximately 70 babies born each week, 15,000 new residents in the last two years and a population of 200,000 expected by the end of this financial year,” Mr Ryan said. But the Federal Minister for Health, Peter Dutton, threw a dampener on the event by claiming that the new clinic was delivered late and with only one doctor on duty. “It’s clearly a momentous event for Labor when one of their socalled GP ‘super’ clinics finally opens - almost four years after it was promised - with just one doctor,” Mr Dutton said. “That’s truly success on a grand scale for Labor. “Although taxpayers who forked out $15 million for Labor’s Wyndham Vale ‘super’ clinic might tend to see that track record as a grand failure. In fact, they might wonder just how ‘super’ a clinic with one doctor actually is,” he said. Continued page 2
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