HON ANDREW HASTIE MP

FEDERAL MEMBER FOR CANNING

SHADOW MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS

MEDIA RELEASE 

GROUNDHOG DAY FOR PEEL HEALTH CAMPUS

20 June 2025

The Cook Labor Government has once again announced funding for the long-overdue Peel Health Campus redevelopment in its 2025-26 State Budget—but Federal Member for Canning Andrew Hastie MP says it’s just more recycled promises with no real progress.

The Budget comes after a leaked letter from a senior staff member to Federal Health Minister Mark Butler, revealing the reality inside Peel Health Campus—an environment of compromised patient care and overwhelmed nurses.

“The people of Mandurah and the Peel Region were promised a $152 million redevelopment back in 2020—and five years later, we have absolutely nothing to show for it,” Mr Hastie said.

“The WA Government is still pointing to the same line in the budget—but there are no new wards, no new beds, and no upgrade in sight.

“Money in the budget doesn’t mean anything if it never leaves the spreadsheet.”

Mr Hastie said the government was still clinging to the same funding figure they announced back in 2020—but the government needs millions more dollars to account for inflation.

“It’s simple: you can’t build today’s hospital with yesterday’s budget. The numbers don’t add up. That money won’t stretch anywhere near as far now, and they know it. This tells us they’re not serious about getting this project done.

“While Labor is busy patting themselves on the back, patients are ramped outside waiting for care. Some are walking away from the emergency department altogether because they simply can’t wait any longer. Our dedicated healthcare workers are stretched beyond their limits.”

Mr Hastie is encouraging locals to keep up the pressure by signing his petition to urge the State Government to fix Peel Health Campus which has attracted 5,389 signatures. https://www.andrewhastie.com.au/peel_health_campus

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