Narrabri Shire Council Mayor Darrell Tiemens, together with members of the Wee Waa community had a stand in Martin Place (opposite the NSW Parliament building) in February encouraging NSW residents to sign the Save Wee Waa Hospital petition.
The Save the Wee Waa Hospital petition needs 10,000 signatures to be debated in NSW Parliament. The petition has so far collected 8,742 signatures.
The petition calls on New England Health to ensure the Wee Waa Hospital remains open to the community 24 hours a day, with access to a doctor in the town, plus a fully functional Emergency Department, which currently closes at 5.30pm every day along with the rest of the hospital.
Concerns regarding the possible closure of Wee Waa Hospital were recently raised in Federal Parliament by Member for Parkes Mark Coulton as well as NSW Parliament by Member for Barwon Roy Butler.
