Ron’s comical T-shirt and his sporty MG: On the PM’s campaign trail
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‘That’s the leader of the country’: Locals meet Albanese
On the Prime Minister’s final stop of the day, he swung by the Werribee Medicare Urgent Care clinic in Melbourne, to greet astonished patients.
“Sorry to disturb you,” he said as he walked through the door to the waiting room.
“Not at all. What an honour,” said a woman called Davina who was waiting for her daughter to get some dental treatment.
“This is very exciting,” she said, shaking his hand.
The Prime Minister then said hello to Priya, 7, posing for a photo with her and father Ash Gibson.
She sat politely and said “bye bye” before asking her father who the man was. “That’s the leader of the country,” he said.
’This is what perfection looks like”: Prime Minister meets the locals in Melbourne. Jason Edwards / News Wire
The PM stopped to speak with Lorraine Derby, 87, before moving through to a treatment room to speak with Dr Eddy, Dr Suma and Claire, a nurse.
The Werribee Medicare Urgent Care Clinic has seen 19,913 visits since becoming a Medicare UCC in May 2023 - “And all they need is their Medicare card,” the PM said.
“The local hospital love us,” said Claire, and said that treatments at Werribee were 48 per cent pediatrics.
Dr Eddy said most of the patients were young people, children with sports injuries and people with infections.
The PM commented that national figures showed about one in three UCC patients were under 15 – kids falling off skateboards or footie or netball.
He pointed out the benefits of the UCCs relieving pressure on hospital emergency departments who had to prioritise life-threatening issues.
He recalled his own experience as a child when he had various stitches for injuries that were all done at the Royal Prince Albert Hospital emergency department.
Anthony Albanese declined a ride in Ron’s car. News Wire
“This sort of facility wasn’t there, it’s awesome,” he said. “Thank you so much for what you do.”
Outside the clinic, a pensioner named Ron, wearing a T-shirt with the logo “this is what perfection looks like,” waited eagerly to show the PM his zippy maroon MGRV8, which he said was one of the benefits of retirement.
The PM was blown way by the “gorgeous” sports car.
“Is that yours? That is beautiful. That is awesome,” he said.
“Do you want a ride in it? I’ll drive you round the block,” replied Ron.
“I wish I could, but my team might object,” said a disappointed PM.
“You’re going to win mate,” said Ron.
“I am too,” said the PM, before jumping back in his own armoured car.
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