Please ignore this message from me. The person who I thought was our local MP is not, so therefore this message is null and void. Thanks Deb Frame >From: "Deborah Frame" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: campaign >Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 22:23:12 +1000 > >Just out of curiosity, as I have missed a lot of the campaigning that has >been going on, but I was curious as to whether anything has been sent to >the >local Labout MP for 'Arana Hill/Ferny Hills'. If I'm not mistaken I >believe >his wife has had at least three homebirths, one of them Jacki Chan's. > >Just curious > >Deb Frame > > >>From: "D&L Staff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "Greg & Barb Cook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>CC: "ozmidwifery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Re: campaign >>Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:26:05 +1000 >> >>On ya Barb!!! >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Greg & Barb Cook >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 1:38 PM >> Subject: campaign >> >> >> I took Liz's motion to the local ALP branch meeting last night and it >>is >>to be passed to State QLD, Federal, Health & shadow health ministers, >>attorney generals ( branch suggestion), local pollies and as a motion to >>the Oct QLD ALP women's conference. This will start the ball rolling from >>my local area. >> We need a standard background to this motion to attach when they are >>sent to these places? A background will explain the motion more eloquently >>and if it is the same it will be consistent. We should be seen to be >>organised and consistent. >> >> We have a local issue as well which I used last night in the debate. >> I work at the local maternity hospital just north of Brisbane about >>40km >>away. We used to have 4 private OB's on the peninsula. Two have now >>stopped >>private obstetrics, leaving this to very aging obstetricians due to >>increased PI costs being a concern so I heard ( :- ). This has reduced >>women's access to private obstetric care but wait there is more! .... The >>local Private hospital has closed its maternity section. >> At a time when federal health policies have pushed families to private >>cover many women are now finding that now they are pregnant the closest >>private maternity unit is approx. 40km south-east or to Lynne's to the >>north (approx 90km away. Some choice if they chose private care! If they >>could access midwives as primary care givers that will provide them with >>another alternative! >> >> The debate was brisk and people were amazed. The support was strong. >>One >>experienced person (anti-nuke protester against a proposed local >>irradiation plant) asked why I couldn't go to the local media. I had to >>explain "Code of conduct" guidelines for public sector employees prevented >>me from doing so. Several people have now offered to write letters to >>pollies, editors and anything else needed. I felt pleased that the >>response >>was so positive. >> >> Cheers Barb > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > >-- >This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
