Mobile blood bank for Hay NSW

21-June-2010

Ms LEY (Farrer) (6:43 PM) —I would like to recognise the willingness of the people of Hay», in my electorate of Farrer, to donate blood. This is emphasised in federal parliament today as I table a petition with 1,095 signatures calling for an Australian Red Cross mobile blood service in «Hay». At the moment, the Red Cross is not able to come to «Hay» to collect blood. The Red Cross itself is the real loser here because the people whose 1,095 signatures are on this petition want to donate blood in «Hay». This is a very unfortunate situation. The Red Cross needs blood supplies and the people of «Hay» want to provide them. Right now, they will get on a bus and go to the nearest blood collection point, perhaps in Griffith or Hillston, in order to do their civic duty. The Red Cross cannot possibly have any doubts about whether the extra journey to «Hay» would be cost effective as far as donations are concerned. I call on the Red Cross to come to «Hay to collect donations of blood