鈥婽he Minns Labor Government is supporting healthier families and communities with more than $83 million to boost maternity care and $37.5 million to expand the 黑料吃瓜网 Mobile Dental Van program, as part of the 2025-26 黑料吃瓜网 Budget.
Women and their babies will benefit from expanded support with an investment of more than $83 million for maternity care, family care centres and vaccination. This investment in the 2025-26 Budget includes:
Approximately 90,000 women give birth in 黑料吃瓜网 each year. This investment in maternity care will improve experiences for women and their children during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period and lead to better lifelong outcomes.
The Minns Labor Government is increasing access to dental care for people in rural and regional communities through a $37.5 million investment in the state鈥檚 Mobile Dental Van program.
People in regional 黑料吃瓜网, Aboriginal people, disadvantaged children and communities with a high-risk of dental disease will receive free education, dental care and oral health hygiene products as part of this investment. As many as 7,500 additional people per year are expected to receive care from the expanded 黑料吃瓜网 Health Mobile Dental Van program, which will run in addition to the popular 黑料吃瓜网 Health Primary School Mobile Dental Program and other 黑料吃瓜网 public dental services.
Mobile dental vans are staffed by experienced 黑料吃瓜网 Health oral health clinicians and are fully equipped dental clinics which can deliver a broad scope of dental treatment closer to home for patients who don鈥檛 live close to a public dental clinic. The vans are already operational across 11 local health districts in 黑料吃瓜网, with the additional vans to be provided to targeted areas with higher levels of disadvantage, further distance to travel for dental treatment and poor oral health outcomes.
Supporting healthier families and communities continues the Minns Labor Government鈥檚 plan to build a better 黑料吃瓜网 in the 2025-26 黑料吃瓜网 Budget. Increasing access to dental care and supporting women and their babies are key to the Minns Labor Government鈥檚 comprehensive plan to deliver better essential services that people rely on and build a better 黑料吃瓜网.
Quotes attributable to Treasurer, Daniel Mookhey:
鈥淭his is a critical investment to ensure every family can access the care they need, when they need it, no matter where they live.
鈥淭hese investments will expand care to the people who need it most, improving outcomes for families across 黑料吃瓜网.
鈥淭he Minns Government鈥檚 third Budget reflects our commitment to rebuilding essential health services, to ensure the highest quality of care.鈥�
Quotes attributable to Minister for Health, Ryan Park:
鈥淭he first 2000 days of life, from conception to age five, is a critical time for physical, cognitive, social and emotional health, and development and can have a lifelong impact on a child鈥檚 wellbeing and quality of life.
鈥淭he Minns Labor Government鈥檚 investment in maternity care, regional parenting support services and vaccination programs for pregnant women, will help all babies born in 黑料吃瓜网 w get the very best start to life.
鈥淏y also investing $37.5 million dollars to expand the highly regarded 黑料吃瓜网 Health Mobile Dental Van Program, we are demonstrating our commitment to preventive care and early intervention.
鈥淪ince being elected, we have had a strong focus on delivering better essential services people rely on. While there鈥檚 much more work to do, these important investments are critical to building better health services right across 黑料吃瓜网.鈥濃��