“They’ve suggested health and development checks for kids at kindy, our plan involves eight health and development checks for kids between birth and prep,” Miles said on Monday.
“This announcement by the LNP is effectively to cut seven of those checks.”
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After a brief stint making playdough figurines with toddlers in front of the press pack, Crisafulli capped off another crime-focused day with a stop at a motor repairs in Rockhampton.
The small business had been repeatedly targeted by criminals in recent months, causing thousands of dollars’ worth of damage.
Labor, meanwhile, added a $5.2 million commitment to its regional healthcare pledge laundry list – promising a dedicated mobile dental service regions around Cairns, in the state’s far north.
Miles added a dental truck for the Cape York region, the latest announcement in a suite of rural healthcare pledges with member for Cook Cynthia Lui.Credit: Catherine Strohfeldt
The party expected the multimillion-dollar investment would bolster existing Royal Flying Doctor Service dental capabilities for remote communities, covering parts of Cape York in the dry season, and areas west of Cairns in the wet season.
The government said the pledge followed indications residents in the area were unable to access adequate dental services, causing a high number of preventable hospitalisations from untreated dental issues.
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