I recognise the incredible and tireless advocacy of the many locals and community groups who have fought for years for an upgrade to Canterbury Hospital. Many inner west locals rely on Canterbury Hospital for essential services, be they mums delivering babies, elderly patients needing ongoing care or people in crisis accessing the emergency unit. Patient and resident voices have been crucial in pushing for those much-needed upgrades and the expansion of those essential services. Our community has waited 25 years for this, and now the planning for the Canterbury Hospital upgrade has finally begun. The Labor Government is delivering a $350 million redevelopment of our local hospital to improve health and wellbeing across the inner west and Canterbury communities. It includes an expanded intensive care unit and emergency department, purpose-built inpatient accommodation and more surgical theatres. That milestone could not have been reached without the efforts of so many advocates and, of course, the work of our healthcare professionals and staff at Canterbury Hospital.