We have committed $8 million for the Yass Hospital redevelopment project, providing 24-hour access to emergency care, an additional treatment bay, dedicated ambulance entry point, an increase in inpatient beds, improved health facilities and access to X-ray services, as well as $3.7 million for the Yass Ambulance Station.

Improve health services, conditions and equipment; more nurses to the ratio of patients; improve TAFE so we can offer more courses to further education in fields they wish to pursue; and improve home services and more staff so nurses/carers aren't forced to exhaust themselves by doing back-to-back shifts.

Better public healthcare services and improved patient care will come from ending public-private partnerships and properly funding local hospitals. Specifically, increased investment for Goulburn Base, Crookwell District and Yass Hospital (including a maternity wing at Yass) is required. I am committed to providing specialised mental health support to rural areas.

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers will fight for a 1:4 nurse-to-patient ratio statewide and this alone should improve health care in the region. We'll also be pushing to have the Yass Hospital upgrade be more than window dressing and have a proper improvement of clinical care in this facility.

Candidate Ursula Stephens did not respond prior to publication.

Candidate Richard Orchard did not respond prior to publication.

Candidate Dean McCrae did not respond prior to publication.