{"id":31509,"date":"2025-02-21T23:04:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T23:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=31509"},"modified":"2025-02-21T23:04:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T23:04:31","slug":"boggabri-mps-receives-200000-funding-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/02\/21\/boggabri-mps-receives-200000-funding-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Boggabri MPS receives $200,000 funding boost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Patients and visitors at Boggabri Multipurpose Service (MPS) will benefit from an extended dining room with better wheelchair access thanks to a $200,000 funding boost from the NSW Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minns Labor Government is investing a total of almost $12 million in 61 projects as part of the Regional Health Minor Works Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The planned works at Boggabri MPS will see the space increase by an estimated 20 square metres and will improve accessibility for those with limited mobility, providing a better experience for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for Regional Health Ryan Park:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Minns Labor Government is committed to investing in upgrading health facilities to support better health outcomes for rural and regional communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese small enhancements to the facility at Boggabri are significant to the comfort of our patients, and they better the work environment for our dedicated health care staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis $12 million program is one of a number of investments our government is making to strengthen rural and regional health services, so people have access to the best possible care close to home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Member for Barwon Roy Butler:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis upgrade at Boggabri MPS, providing 20 extra square metres of space, will mean patients will have an improved dining experience during their time at the facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe welcome this investment in in Boggabri MPS and we look forward to seeing the benefits it will bring once completed. Any investment in the regional health system is a step in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Acting Executive Director of Infrastructure, Planning, and Sustainability Anna Styles-Tape:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe work will see an extension of the facility\u2019s dining space bringing a greater capacity and easier wheelchair access for the community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patients and visitors at Boggabri Multipurpose Service (MPS) will benefit from an extended dining room with better wheelchair access thanks to a $200,000 funding boost from the NSW Government. The Minns Labor Government is investing a total of almost $12 million in 61 projects as part of the Regional Health Minor Works Program. The planned &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/02\/21\/boggabri-mps-receives-200000-funding-boost\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Boggabri MPS receives $200,000 funding boost&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31509"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31510,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31509\/revisions\/31510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}