Letter Templates to send to Health Ministers
We are urging people to send a letter to their State Health Minister and Federal Ministers to bring back cheek swab testing. See below for letter templates to download and email to the government. For more information visit our Advocacy page
Instructions:
Download your State’s Health Minister letter template and the Federal Health Minister letter template (at a minimum we recommend sending this to Federal Minister Butler, Assistant Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care Minister Kearney and to your State’s Health Minister)
Edit the letter with the date and your details and attach it to the email (email address can be found within the letter template and below). Feel free to use your own wording and how this issue affects you
CC us into the email: info@urthecure.com.au (we are keeping record of letters being sent to assist with our broader campaign)
Email subject line: Review of the HPC Sector Final Report and funding for the Strength to Give Cheek Swab Program.
Body of email: “Dear Minister, Please find attached a letter regarding the review of the HPC Sector Final Report and funding for the Strength to Give cheek swab program”
State Health Minister Letter Templates to download:
Western Australia: Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson MLA, Minister for Health WA. Download Word template here - Download PDF template here
Email address: Minister.Sanderson@dpc.wa.gov.au
Queensland: The Hon Yvette D'Ath, Minister for Health QLD. Download Word template here - Download PDF template here
Email address: health@ministerial.qld.gov.au
Victoria: The Hon Martin Foley MP, Minister for Health VIC. Download Word template here - Download PDF template here
Email address: minister.health@health.vic.gov.au
New South Wales: The Hon. Brad Hazzard MP, Minister for Health and Medical Research, NSW. Download Word template here - Download PDF template here
Email address: office@hazzard.minister.nsw.gov.au
Tasmania: The Hon Jeremy Rockliff MP, Minister for Health TAS. Download Word template here - Download PDF template here
Email address: jeremy.rockliff@parliament.tas.gov.au
South Australia: The Hon Stephen Wade MLC, Minister for Health and Wellbeing SA. Download Word template here - Download PDF template here
Email address: Ministerforhealth@sa.gov.au
Federal Health Minister Letter Templates to download:
The Hon. Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health and Aged Care. Download Word template here - Download PDF template here
Email address: Minister.Butler@health.gov.au
The Hon Dr David Gillespie MP, Minister for Regional Health. Download Word template here - Download PDF template here
Email address: minister.gillespie@health.gov.au