Premier Steven Miles promises to deliver local health upgrades

The Labor Campaign has rolled into central Queensland on day 15 and Premier Steven Miles has promised to deliver local health upgrades if Labor wins.

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00:00Premier Stephen Miles announced a $50 million expansion to the emergency department at Rockhampton

00:07Hospital.

00:08Mr Miles made the announcement while visiting the newly opened North Rockhampton Ambulance

00:12Station.

00:13The government says master planning for the emergency department expansion is already

00:17underway.

00:18The money would go towards boosting treatment spaces, although there was no firm commitment

00:22on the number of new beds that will be delivered.

00:24That $50 million we expect would allow us to double the number of treatment spaces,

00:29offer a new fracture clinic and expand the short stay unit.

00:34The staff at Rockhampton Hospital do just a fantastic job, but they're experiencing

00:39an incredible increase in demand.

00:42This is the Premier's second visit to Rockhampton since the election campaign got underway.

00:46The seat is traditionally safe Labor territory, but the government is facing an uphill battle

00:51to hold onto the seat.

00:53The incumbent MP Barrio Rourke is bowing out of politics at this election, and the former

00:57Mayor Margaret Surlow is making a tilt.