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Sick locals stripped of travel assistance

The Victorian Patient Transport Assistance Scheme helps rural and regional residents cover fuel and accommodation costs when travelling long distances for medical treatment. Picture: File
Peter Bannan

SICK locals are being stripped of vital travel assistance payments for being just a few kilometres short of the 100km eligibility limit. Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said he’s been inundated with complaints from long-time Victorian Patient Transport Assistance Scheme users suddenly told they no longer qualified for the subsidy, which helped rural and […]

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