Steve Fielding (Victoria, Family First Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Bendigo is classified as zone 3, but government initiatives to attract GPs to rural and regional areas only apply to zones 4 to 7. That means Bendigo is competing against towns such Gisborne, Sunbury and Melton, which are only 30 to 40 kilometres from the city of Melbourne yet are classed as regional. Minister, will the government commit to reclassifying Bendigo to help to improve the number of GPs in Bendigo?