Govt promises breast cancer screening service boost
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The Western Australian Government has promised more breast cancer screening services in the Pilbara if it wins the next election.
A $600,000 mammography unit has been promised for the Nickol Bay Hospital in Karratha.
More than 1,500 members of the community signed a petition calling for more screening facilities in the region.
The Member for Mining and Pastoral, Vince Catania, says the unit will service the whole of the Pilbara, not just Karratha.
"We've got actually a very high population of women who really should be getting checked quite regularly, and it's a service that not only services Karratha, but basically the whole of the Pilbara," he said.
"It stops women from having to travel down to Perth, or put off having to get their breasts checked."
Education precinct
Meanwhile, the Liberal Party has announced a new educational precinct for Exmouth if it is elected to government at this weekend's election.
The Liberal candidate for the north-west, Rod Sweetman, says the precinct will include a new primary school.
Mr Sweetman also says if he is elected, he will operate from two electoral offices ... one in Carnarvon and one in Karratha.
"I will be entitled, if I get elected, to two electoral offices and I think that is very important in a big seat like this to be able to represent the various sections," he said.
"An office in my home town of Carnarvon will be very handy to service the areas there, and likewise, an electoral office fully staffed in Karratha."
