Steven Miles pledges $1.6 billion to Redland Hospital if Labor wins election

Queensland Premier Steven Miles has been campaigning in Brisbane today announcing an expansion to hospital services.

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00:00I'm here at Redland, east of Brisbane, where Premier Stephen Miles is mingling with locals

00:07at a netball club ahead of polling day on October 26th.

00:11Nearby earlier he just pledged $1.6 billion for the Redland Hospital if Labor is re-elected.

00:19That would see 181 new beds built at the facility, two new operating theatres and a brand new

00:25emergency department.

00:27Mr Miles says the investment is vital.

00:29Our population is growing rapidly and to meet the health needs of that growing population

00:36we need to grow our hospitals too.

00:39And that's what our 3,400 new beds in our hospitals will do.

00:45Now Mr Miles made the announcement from the electorate of Ujuru.

00:48It's a marginal LNP seat held since 2009 by MP Mark Robinson.

00:54Mr Robinson is retiring and the LNP will be hoping to retain the seat with its candidate

00:59high profile former senator Amanda Stoker.