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Nine additional ambulance officers for Southport |
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| Posted by Administrator (admin) on Sep 05 2008 |
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Nine additional ambulance officers will be allocated to Southport as part of the Queensland Ambulance Service's recruitment drive of 250 additional officers this financial year, Member for Southport Peter Lawlor said.
Mr Lawlor said Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts announced in July that South-East Region (including the Gold Coast) could expect 63 additional officers.
"I'm pleased that Southport will receive nine of the South-East Region allocation of 63 additional officers this financial year," Mr Lawlor said.
"The QAS determines staff enhancements by assessing demand and the area's operational requirements.
"I look forward to welcoming the new officers to the area and assure them they are already joining a very strong ambulance team."
Mr Roberts said the State Government was investing in record numbers of recruits and resources for the QAS.
"The Queensland Government has provided $18.3 million funding for the recruitment of 250 additional ambulance officers in 2007-08, on top of the 255 officers recruited in 2008-09," Mr Roberts said.
"Around 70 of the 250 have been recruited so far.
"The Government has placed an emphasis on recruitment due to the increasing demand facing the QAS.
"Across Queensland, the QAS provided 879,134 responses to incidents in 2007-08, up 7.66% on 2006-07.
"There was also a 9.48% increase in responses to urgent cases."
"The Bligh Government is focusing on the frontline by providing record resources for the QAS."
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