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Greenpoint Medical Centre saved by community-wide effort Bridgewater’s Greenpoint Medical Centre has a new lease on life thanks to a successful community-wide campaign to keep the clinic. Your Hobart Doctor is the new provider of General Practice services at Greenpoint Medical Centre, with the handover providing minimal disruption to patients. Your Hobart Doctor plans to expand the services and hours at the clinic as part of their takeover, which is great news for residents.
know that increased demand on our emergency departments is often due to difficulty in accessing timely and affordable primary health care,” Minister Barnett said. Federal Member for Lyons, Brian Mitchell MP, was thrilled with the result. “Your Hobart Doctor has a terrific reputation as a quality provider of primary healthcare services, including as a federally-funded Urgent Care Clinic in central Hobart, and I am confident the Bridgewater community will welcome
Pump track opens at Bridgewater Parkland
this news with open arms,” Mr Mitchell said. “I would like to thank the many people who have put in a lot of effort to achieve this result, including federal health department officials, Primary Health Tasmania, HR Plus, and of course the many people in Bridgewater who galvanised behind a positive campaign to ensure the community kept its GP clinic,” Mr Mitchell added. “This is a great result for the local community.”
The fight to keep Greenpoint Medical Centre open engaged many locals, such as Melissa Tyrell who ran a Facebook page aimed at saving the centre. Throughout the campaign she kept the community informed about events related to saving the centre. Rallies were held and get-togethers with Jen Butler MP also focused on the goal of keeping the centre within the community.
Keen cyclists and skaters are wheeling up a storm at the new pump track in Bridgewater Parkland. As part of Stage 2 of the park’s Master Plan, community consultation saw the pump track take the win over a skate park. Designed for all-ages use, the pump track is suitable for bikes, skateboards, roller skates and scooters. The track was designed and constructed by Velosolutions, a leading pump track and mountain bike trail company who have constructed over 600 pump tracks globally.
State Minister for Health, Guy Barnett MP said that having access to general practitioners is crucial for the health and wellbeing of Tasmanians. “We
It is an asphalt surfaced track with a compacted gravel base for increased stability and design life. The overall cost of the project was approximately $165,000, made possible through the Improving the Playing Field grant program, as well as Boral’s generous $10,000 contribution through heavily discounted material and transport costs on the gravel base material. The track was completed late October and is already getting community use, proving to be a popular addition to Bridgewater Parkland.
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