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To: The Honourable Bridget Archer MP and The Honourable Eric Abetz MP

LGH: Pay rises before parking prices

We, the undersigned Launceston General Hospital staff and concerned members of the community, petition the Government to commit to treating healthcare workers with respect by covering the nearly 70% fee increase for parking and maintaining the arrangement with LGH healthcare workers of parking costing $3 per day.

Why is this important?

Healthcare workers at the Launceston General Hospital are being hit with an almost 70% increase in parking fees. This isn’t a small adjustment – an extra $520 a year is a massive cost increase on people who already struggle to find affordable, reliable parking just to get to work.
 
What makes this even worse is the timing. During bargaining, workers have missed out on wage increases because the government has refused to put a fair offer on the table. 
 
In the last 12 months, healthcare workers have faced growing wage disparity with the mainland, seeing the gap for their wages widen from 5.92% to 9.8%.  
 
For many healthcare workers, parking isn’t optional. If you’re on early shifts, late finishes, or rotating rosters, public transport often isn’t a realistic alternative. That means this decision becomes a direct cost-of-living hit for the very people who keep our hospital running.
 
Healthcare workers deserve respect and fairness, not another financial burden. The government must act to commit to treating workers properly by covering the fee increase and maintaining the arrangement with workers of parking costing $3 per day.
274-280 Charles St, Launceston TAS 7250, Australia

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Updates

2026-01-14 12:21:32 +1100

Well done to HACSU members at the LGH for standing up and calling out a $500+ per year fee hike just to park at work. You made your voices heard!

Following your pressure, LGH management agreed to delay the proposed parking fee increase for healthcare workers, pending consultation.

Meanwhile, Health Minister Bridget Archer took to social media to say the parking fee won’t increase for LGH staff.

Either way, this is a win for members, and HACSU will be seeking absolute clarity and a lasting outcome for workers when we meet with the Health Minister in February.

2026-01-13 14:22:06 +1100

100 signatures reached

2026-01-13 07:16:20 +1100

50 signatures reached

2026-01-12 16:33:25 +1100

25 signatures reached

2026-01-12 13:56:21 +1100

10 signatures reached