Nationals’ Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh says the Minns Labor Government has broken its election pledge to provide free hospital parking at Coffs Harbour Health Campus.
Mr Singh said during the 2023 State Election campaign, The Nationals in government committed to free parking at all regional and rural hospitals in NSW for all patients, visitors and staff. Labor then matched this commitment.
Mr Singh said documents from the Parliamentary Budget Office confirm Labor has broken another key election commitment by retaining parking fees at our regional hospitals.
“I call on the Minns Government to honour their election commitment to make parking free at Coffs Harbour Hospital, which Labor said would start on 1 July 2023,” said Mr Singh, Shadow Minister for Tourism, Emergency Services and the North Coast.
“Under the Minns Labor Government, regional NSW communities are being treated like second-class citizens when it comes to cost-of-living measures.
“The Coalition’s Active and Creative kids vouchers have been slashed by 85 per cent, the Regional Seniors Travel Card and the Regional Apprentice Card are facing the chopping block, and Labor have yet to even open applications for the Regional University Student Travel Card.
“Yet in Sydney, transport subsidies are increasing under this city-centric Minns Labor Government.
“With the current cost-of-living crisis our citizens are facing, Labor is failing to deliver on any meaningful new policies to help families in NSW.
“The least they can do is honour their existing policies.”
