DON’T close Batemans Bay Emergency Department

DON’T close Batemans Bay Emergency Department SAVE Batemans Bay Hospitals Emergency Department from Closing!

22/11/2025

Absolutely amazing how many exhibitors at today’s Eurobodalla Health Expo aren’t aware that your Batemans Bay Hospital Emergency Department will close when the new Moruya Hospital opens if common sense doesn’t kick in.
However, a big surprise is some truth finally been told about the UCC on the attached brouchure admitting “but not an emergency “
The UCC is welcome but residents need to understand its simply a Bulk billing Doctors surgery - not an emergency department 😢

This Saturday 22nd November the “Eurobodalla Health & Community Expo” will be held at Bay Soldiers Club 10am - 2pm and i...
20/11/2025

This Saturday 22nd November the “Eurobodalla Health & Community Expo” will be held at Bay Soldiers Club 10am - 2pm and its free entry
No doubt there is every chance local State Member Michael Holland, Federal member Fiona Phillips and Southern Area Health CEO Margaret Bennett will attend with an excellent opportunity for members of the community to voice their concerns, face to face, with these decision makers who aren’t affected by their plans to rob Batemans Bay of our current hospital and emergency department. We will be there
Hopefully plenty of locals will attend and chat with these decision makers with some common sense support and ideas to keep our current life saving service
Please share with as many as possible

17/11/2025

So interesting that since this campaign started 2 years ago to inform residents of the outrageous decision, without consultation or a clear informed community statement, that there were plans to close our Hospital and ED that almost EVERY opponent to our page either lives or works South of the Moruya river (including Dr M Holland).
They throw stones and have an opinion, critisfy or ignore facts but aren’t affected……
Time decision makers, who don’t live in Postcode 2536 and aren’t affected by there decisions, to start to listen . Admit the mistake and plan for best possible health outcomes ….

17/11/2025

Thanks to everyone who has shared responses to their concerns at the planned closure of Batemans Bay Hospital Emergency Department. All the responses, either from the Health Minister, Ryan Park, local Member for Bega Michael Holland or Southern Area Health all provide the similar lines telling us great the new Hospital at Moruya will be……guess what, everyone knows how great the new Moruya Hospital will be and the additional services but we also know lives will potentially be lost. None of the responses acknowledges the fact no proper public consultation was made, the additional 30 - 90 minutes travel for Batemans Bay residents (20,000) and visitors (80,000) in a life threatening emergency were every minute counts or the forcast growth.
At least our Eurobodalla Mayor and Councillors voted unanimously recently to support our Hospital Emergency remaining open - they live in the area and understand local needs unlike the decision makers who don’t live in the area, don’t understand local concerns nor are they affected by their decision
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09/11/2025

CONFIRMED that there was NO “proper” or “extensive “ community consultation with Batemans Bay residents to close our existing Hospital and Emergency Department to attain a Eurobodalla Level 4 service as claimed.
YES - neither Michael Holland nor Southern Area Health can provide details of community consultation claims including dates, venues or number of attendees. You have been traded as fools to get a new hospital at Moruya and
It suggests and appears that the “One Eurobodalla Hospital “ campaign simply wanted a new hospital to be constructed at Moruya with no concern for 2536 residents or visitors……NO ONE can or is willing to provide details of community consultation and appear content to play Russian roulette with our lives and comfortable that potentially lives will be lost
Shame, shame, shame

A copy of our November newsletter letter included. Please take the time to read and perhaps you may want to take copies ...
02/11/2025

A copy of our November newsletter letter included. Please take the time to read and perhaps you may want to take copies and share with our residents and visitors

31/10/2025

ONLY 16 months until Batemans Bay Hospital & ED close putting lives at risk
All done with no evidence of proper community consultation with Batemans Bay residents by M Holland or Southern Area Health

26/10/2025

Our committee feels confident that all residents and visitors to the Batemans Bay area would like to congratulate the Minns Labour government, and in particular Health Minister, the Hon. Ryan Park, MP for deciding to invest $50 million in the Glen Innes Hospital redevelopment as part of the State Government’s $3.5 billion investment over four years for Regional hospitals upgrades across NSW - see Press Release 13 October 2025.
The redevelopment will deliver a new acute services building on the existing hospital campus, housing an expanded emergency department, medical imaging, ambulance drop off and bays, and mortuary.
This largerly rural community, with a population at last census of approximately 5,200 , thoroughly deserves this upgrade.
One could question why Batemans Bay, with a population 20,000 residents and 80,000 visitors annually has been ignored? Poor decisions in the past will leave Batemans Bay, with its rapidly growing population and development, feeling justifiably annoyed. We urge the Minns government to allocate some of the proposed $3.5 billion towards maintaining a viable emergency department with supporting services in Batemans Bay.

19/10/2025

The legacy left by Batemans Bay matriarch Robin Innes will be one of enduring love for her family and community.…

19/10/2025

Since our campaign started 2 years ago SouthernArea Health, Michael Holland, NSW Health and a few other politicians have stated the decision to close Batemans Bay Hospital Emergency Department was made “after extensive community consultation “. We have been asking for details of all community consultation including venues, dates and number of attendees. We still can’t get the information and they still keep making the statement………why?
We smell something wrong with the ongoing dodging an answer - do you ?

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