Sussan Ley (Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I would like to recognise the willingness of the people of Hay, in my electorate of Farrer, to donate blood. This is emphasised in federal parliament today as I table a petition with 1,095 signatures calling for an Australian Red Cross mobile blood service in Hay. At the moment, the Red Cross is not able to come to Hay to collect blood. The Red Cross itself is the real loser here because the people whose 1,095 signatures are on this petition want to donate blood in Hay. This is a very unfortunate situation. The Red Cross needs blood supplies and the people of Hay want to provide them. Right now, they will get on a bus and go to the nearest blood collection point, perhaps in Griffith or Hillston, in order to do their civic duty. The Red Cross cannot possibly have any doubts about whether the extra journey to Hay would be cost effective as far as donations are concerned. I call on the Red Cross to come to Hay to collect donations of blood.