2024 DPV Health MP Roundtable - Engaging Government To Support Our Community

5th of September, 2024

2024 DPV Health MP Roundtable – Engaging Government To Support Our Community

DPV Health was delighted to welcome Members of Parliament (MP’s) and their representatives from Melbourne’s Outer North at the 2024 DPV Health MP Roundtable.

At the event, DPV Health was joined by

Kathleen Matthews-Ward State MP for Broadmeadows
Iwan Walters State MP for Greenvale
Lauren Kathage State MP for Yan
Delegates representing various MPs across Melbourne’s Outer North.

The forum provided an opportunity for DPV Health to brief attendees on

DPV Health’s impact and achievements over the 2023/24 year
Important community advocacy priorities and funding to
o  Expand local service delivery to meet growing demand: Aged Care, GP’s, Women’s Health, Refugee Health, Homelessness, Alcohol and Other Drugs, Mental Health, and Men’s Behaviour Change Program
o  Establish Child & Family Hubs across Melbourne’s North
o  Commence bicultural in-reach services in social housing settings
o  Invest in health hubs in Broadmeadows, Craigieburn & Epping
o  Ensure Community Hospitals are funded
o  Build the Epping Wollert Train Line