2016-11-09
Constituency question: My question is to Minister Mikakos in her capacity representing the Minister for Health on issues relating to health. Children in the City of Maribyrnong have been hospitalised for asthma at three times the rate of children in the eastern suburbs. Many people in my community fear that the situation will deteriorate even further now that the heavy B-double trucks have been banned from the West Gate Bridge and will be diverted through local streets.
Can the minister advise what steps are being taken to ensure that the respiratory health of children in the City of Maribyrnong does not deteriorate further?
Can the minister also explain what the government is doing to improve the unacceptable rates of asthma hospitalisation in the City of Maribyrnong?