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20 March 2012
West Tamar Council requests the Minister for Health, the Honourable
Michelle O'Bryne MP to reassure Council that the Tasmanian Child Health
and Parenting Services will remain unchanged as a universal service,
accessible to all Tasmanian parents with children between the ages of zero
and five, regardless of their socio economic status or location.
The West Tamar Council within your new developed Windsor Park Precinct
houses a Community Health Nurse along with locations at Beaconsfield
and Exeter. Reducing this service to your community members will be
detrimental to the health and development of children with the West Tamar
Community and will be a loss of a valuable service that Council can be
associated with.
I would be more than happy to come to Council and speak to this motion.
Thank you Mayor for your time, I look forward to hearing from you and if you
will be able to assist.
Warm regards,
Eve Gibbons
18 Glencoe Avenue
Trevallyn, TAS
The above email is self explanatory and provides reasons on why the
service should continue to be provided by the State.
Barry Easther
COUNCILLOR
Officer’s Comments
The Tasmanian Child Health and Parenting Services located at the Windsor
Community Precinct is currently well patronised.
Ian Pearce
GENERAL MANAGER
RECOMMENDATION
For council decision.
DECISION
Moved Cr Easther seconded Cr Allen that council write to the Minister for
Health, the Honourable Michelle O'Bryne MP requesting her to reassure the
Tasmanian community and council that the Tasmanian Child Health and
Parenting Services will remain unchanged as a universal service, accessible
to all Tasmanian parents with children between the ages of zero and five,
regardless of their socio economic status or location.
For: Crs Allen, Bracken, Easther, Holmdahl, Kaye, Kearney, Shegog,
Watson & Woinarski.
Against: Nil.
CARRIED 9/0
Mayor, Barry Easther resumed the chair at 2.55pm.
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