Teresa Gambaro (Brisbane, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On Monday 20 October, I had the honour of attending the official opening of the Brisbane Hospital and Great War exhibition at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, based in the heart of the electorate of Brisbane. The launch of the Brisbane Hospital and Great War exhibition was attended by the Governor-General of Australia, Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC and Lady Cosgrove, Ms Cluny Seagar, President of the Royal Brisbane Hospitals' Nurses Association, a wide representation from the Royal Brisbane Hospitals' Nurses Association committee members, military representatives, and my colleagues Mr Robert Cavallucci, state member for Brisbane Central, and Councillor Vicki Howard of the Central Ward.

The exhibition project was developed by the Committee of the Royal Brisbane Hospitals' Nurses Association to commemorate the services given and sacrifices made by 86 Brisbane Hospital trained nurses, 30 doctors and many medical orderlies during World War I. The hospital is profiled as it was in 1914, and how it functioned during the Great War with limited staff.

The Royal Brisbane Hospitals' Nurses Association received funding for this project through the Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program for the electorate of Brisbane. I commend all of those who were involved in the program. It was an honour to attend such an important event to commemorate the service of the men and women who cared for those who made the ultimate sacrifice.