Petition is successful with 370 signatures
To: The Honourable Bridget Archer MP and The Honourable Eric Abetz MP
LGH: Pay rises before parking prices
The government reversed their decision.
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.