Candidates called to comment on rehab

I refer to your recent articles and letters in the Peninsula News regarding the need to restore Woy Woy Rehab Unit to the Gosford community.

It is pleasing to note Liberal Federal candidate Darren Jameson has publicly declared in his "real action plan" in fighting to reopen the Woy Woy Rehabilitation Unit.

This represents a call to Federal Labor candidate Deborah O'Neill, Greens candidate Peter Freewater and other nominated candidates to publicly commit to a position on this issue, and a seeking of similar commitments from the State candidates.

So far Marie Andrews has failed to support the local community on this issue, or to seek to investigate the machinations which led to the the closure of the Woy Woy Rehab Unit hard upon a State Government Health Report which recommended it should be doubled in size.

The distress caused to patients and family by the currently unacceptable provisions, and the inadequacy of the solution makes it a real issue for the community, and one which will not be buried.

The Rehab Unit served both the Peninsula and wider Gosford communities.

The Woy Woy Public Hospital Alliance will be manning street stalls from this week on the Woy Woy Peninsula to ensure all residents are well-informed on the issues and their current impacts on our community.

Local politicians are hereby invited to state their positions.

Email, 27 Jul 2010 Kay Williams, Pearl Beach