Competition Entries

Original:

"By forcing people with cancer on the Central Coast to travel to Sydney
to get life saving radiotherapy treatment, the heartless Iemma
Government has demonstrated Verity Firth and Reba Meagher have no
interest in easing the suffering of these patients, and are now instead
adding to their plight, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner and
Shadow Minister for the Central Coast Chris Hartcher said today."

Entries:

1) From Phua Poh Thong
Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd
"Both Shadow Minister for Health, Jillian Skinner and Shadow Minister for the
Central Coast, Chris Hartcher said today that the Government are not supporting
cancer patients in the Central Coast and sending them to Sydney for treatment
would be adding plight."

2) From Felicia Tan
Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd
"Jillian Skinner, Minister of Health and Chris Hartcher, Minister of Central
Coast expressed that the Government was heartless for not giving their support
to cancer patients by insisting that they travel to Sydney for radiotherapy
traetment"

3) From Yeoh Tiang Leng
Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd
"Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner and Shadow Minister for the Central
Coast Chris Hartcher said today that it would heighten the anxiety of cancer
patients in Central Coast if the Government is insistant on having patients
travel to Sydney for radiotherapy treatment."

4) Rosie O'Hare
Public Awareness Manager - WA
Australian Electoral Commission

"Central coast cancer patients are being forced by the heartless Iemma
Government to travel to Sydney for essential life saving treatment.
Suffering patients will have to travel a total of three hours for every
treatment."
"Central Coast cancer patients are being denied essential radiotherapy
treatment. In a heartless move, the Iemma Government is forcing cancer
patients to travel to Sydney to receive this life saving treatment."
"The heartless Iemma Government is kicking Central Coast cancer patients
when they are down by forcing them to travel to Sydney for essential
radiotherapy treatment. The government's policy is designed to increase
suffering with patients having to travel three hours for each treatment."

5)Kristine Chompff
Web Site Administrator
CEO Online & IIDM

"Recent NSW State Government action has increased the suffering of
cancer patients, according to Shadow Ministers Jillian Skinner (Health)
and Chris Hartcher (Central Coast), with patients now forced to travel
up to 3 hours for life-saving treatment."

6)Narelle Goodfield
Australian Institute of Management WA

"Central Coast cancer patients forced to endure extensive travel for
lifesaving treatment."

7)Kim Douglas
Public Relations Officer, Osborne Park Hospital

"New South Wales shadow ministers have branded the Iemma government heartless
for forcing Central Coast cancer sufferers to travel to Sydney for vital
radiotherapy treatment."