LNP Government Must Stop Bundaberg Job Cuts While Recovery Continues

Media Release.

Deputy Opposition Leader Tim Mulherin says the Newman Government should immediately cease their program of job cuts while the flood recovery efforts continue in Bundaberg.

While visiting Bundaberg today to inspect the flood recovery efforts Mr Mulherin said it was just plain cruel of the LNP Government to continue slashing jobs when some of the people being affected had already lost their homes due to flooding.

“There were reports last week that the Newman Government is slashing 50 Home and Community Care (HACC) positions in Bundaberg,” Mr Mulherin said.

“Some of the employees who jobs are being slashed also lost their homes in the recent floods.

“Now thanks to this callous LNP Government these people have no home and no job at a time that for many is the biggest crisis of their lives.

“The LNP Government needs to halt all job cuts in the Bundaberg region while the flood recovery continues,” he said.

Mr Mulherin said the HACC program supported frail and elderly people and their carers to continue to live in the community.

“By slashing 50 HACC positions many elderly people in Bundaberg region will struggle to continue to live independently in the community,” he said.

“This is a false economy, as the Emergency Department at Bundaberg Hospital and aged care facilities will be overrun with people who ordinarily would have been accessing these HACC services.

“Bundaberg is difficult enough to get around following the floods, however, the elderly and the frail will find it near impossible without HACC services to assist them.”