POST Newspaper for 25th August 2012
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Independents lobbiedon hospital parking cost
Churchlands MP LizConstable could hold thekey to scrapping excessiveparking charges at QEII,Princess Margaret, KingEdward Memorial and othermetropolitan hospitals.
The former education min-ister, who was dumped fromthe Cabinet earlier this yearby Premier Colin Barnett,is one of four Independentsin Parliament targeted byhealth service unions as partof a campaign to have the gov-ernment-sanctioned chargesoverturned.About 80 hospital staff and even tradies working onhospital construction tookpart in a union-organiseddemonstration outside SirCharles Gairdner Hospital’son Wednesday.Opposition health spokesmanRoger Cook and union bossesurged them, and the rest of their membership, to lobbythe Independent members tosupport disallowance motionsbefore both houses of parlia-ment to scrap the fees.“In 2009-10 the governmentcollected more than $1.8 mil-lion in revenue from park-ing fees, but in 2011-12 thatincreased to more than $8.5million,” Mr Cook said.“Under the Act, the ministercan charge to cover the costof providing and maintainingcarparks, but not on a costrecovery basis.“What the joint committeefound was that the minsterhas overstepped the Act andthat when he set down thesecharges they were illegal andthat he is collecting taxes, notparking fees, which are comingout of the pockets of hospitalstaff and visitors.”Mr Cook said the cross-partycommittee – which publishedits report last week – wasunanimous in its findingsthat increases in parking feesimposed by the state govern-ment about 18 months agowere illegal.Last week, the POST reportedthat the trust running the QEIIsite collected $3.5 million fromparking charges in the pastfinancial year, up from $1.8million for the year before, byincreasing fees.Caroline Smith, of UnitedVoice (WA), said the unionhad joined with the HealthServices Union and other un-ions 18 months ago to deal wththe impact increased parkingcharges were having on theunions’ 800 to 1000 membersbased at QEII.“We represent workers at thelower end of the health system,people earning between $40,000and $50,000 – workers who donot have a choice about wherethey can park, or work shift anddepend on public transport,which in itself is expensive andinadequate,” she said.“We heard today from oneof our members who said shedidn’t feel safe at the bus stopin the dark hours.“They want to increase park-ing by another $35 a week,which is more than enough towipe out any pay increase ourmembers have got in the lasttwo years.”
By LLOYD GORMAN
Parking profits coming out of your pockets …
Opposition healthspokesman Roger Cook talks to hospital staff and workers at QEII.
Mathew Wood has a lot of growing to do before he canfill a fireman’s boots.
But in the meantime the nine-year-old and his Year 3 class-mates at Loreto Primary Schoolin Nedlands had the chance tolearn about the job.The B-platoon from Claremontfire station visited the schoolwith all their gear to talk tostudents about what to do in anemergency.From recognising the sound of a smoke alarm to knowing howto crawl low under smoke, theyoungsters heard how to cope inthe event of a house fire.Then it was out into thegrounds with station officer JaneHumphrys and firefighters KimThorson, Troy Blennerhassettand Matt Roach to see how fara hose could spray water.
Loreto Year 3 students Charlotte White and Mathew Wood tried on someof the firefighters’ gear with a hand from Claremont’s Kim Thorson.
Walton quits over planning, Jualbup
A Subiaco councillorhas quit partly because of the council’s treatment of Indigenous people in itsdecisions about the LakeJualbup wetland.
Sandra Walton, an accountant,stood down last week from herCentral ward seat, which she wonin last October’s elections.She was not at Tuesdaynight’s corporate, communityand technical service commit-tee meeting.Ms Walton said this weekshe did not want to talk indetail about the reasons forher resignation, but made astatement.In it she said she had ago-nised over quitting.“However, in the end, familymust come first,” her state-ment said.“I apologise, in particular,to all those who voted for meat the last election.“I began to question my in-volvement with council whenthe wishes of this country’sIndigenous people were exten-sively overridden in regard tothe Jualbup wetland proposeddevelopment.”Ms Walton’s statement saidthere had been several oc-casions when her independ-ent views did not fit in withSubiaco council’s “majoritypolitical skew”, leaving herunable to be effective.She said in her statementthat a poor decision the coun-cil’s development servicescommittee made last weekwas the final straw.“In my view … at lastTuesday night’s DSC meeting,... one resident’s proposeddevelopment in the Centralward was singled out and acondition imposed on it that,to date, to my knowledge, hasnot been imposed on any otherresident,” she said.“It should be noted that an-other development being consid-ered on the same night with verysimilar issues did not have thiscondition imposed on it.”Mayor Heather Hendersonpraised Ms Walton’s work andcontribution to Subiaco andsaid there would be a postal by-election in four months to fillthe Central ward vacancy.
By LLOYD GORMAN
Claremont councillors endorseda plan this week that would in-clude monthly Sunday marketson Bay View Terrace.
The plan also aims to have a two-day event this year to celebrate theterrace upgrade, provide $30,000to not-for-profit groups to run theirown events next year, and developa public art strategy.The Sunday markets could startin January.
Mathew all fired up
Sandra Walton
Sunday markets for Bay View Terrace