Albury Council will not campaign for a greenfield site for the Border hospital despite or signup to continue reading A seven-point motion was put forward as urgent late business by Cr Mildren at the Wodonga Council meeting on Monday night, July 15. It acknowledged Cr Mildren, Cr King, Indigo mayor Sophie Price and Federation mayor Pat Bourke, who, along with Indi MP Helen Haines, met with . "I really need to correct that narrative," Cr King told the media on Tuesday, July 16.
"There was absolutely no discussion. The words greenfield site did not come from anybody's lips in that meeting with the Assistant Minister. "I think we need to be very clear; that certainly was not on the table, was not discussed.
" The motion put forward by Wodonga Council aims to include the selection of a suitable greenfield site for the construction of a new hospital. Cr King said her council was set on a single-site hospital at the Albury campus, "We are looking for a single-site hospital. The government has announced it on the Albury campus," she said.
"We are now saying we need to make it work. We need to make sure the funding is there, deliver on what (they) said (they) were going to deliver, and give us and our community the details of what we'll get for this initial investment." Cr Mildren said he would write to both the to put the current project on hold and ask the states to join an "in good faith" discussion to review the proposal with the federal government and councils in the Albury-Wodong.