To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives:

This petition of citizens from the Paterson electorate draws the attention of the House to the Keneally Labor Government’s proposal to replace highly-trained ambulance drivers with volunteers in Bulandelah, Stroud and Gloucester.

We therefore ask the House to:

(1)   Call on the State Labor Government to refute the proposal to replace ambulance drivers with volunteers.

(2)   Call on the State Labor Government to maintain a two person ambulance crew with fully trained ambulance personnel..

(3)   Ensure the Rudd Labor Government makes health services a priority and ensures adequate funding to train more paramedics and ambulance personnel.

(4)   Call on the Rudd Labor Government that is it not acceptable for Labor to leave regional areas and their patients without adequate trained ambulance personnel to save a few dollars.