Community action across the Mid North has reached fever pitch as local residents rally to save regional birthing services.
Organisers will gather outside Jamestown’s NicFit Gym mid-morning on Tuesday, November 10, aiming to secure 10,000 handwritten signatures to force a formal parliamentary inquiry into maternity healthcare across the region.
Local concern mounted after SA Health introduced a rotating maternity schedule between Jamestown and Crystal Brook in September due to medical staffing constraints.
While health authorities maintain the roster is the safest way to manage staff shortages, residents and community leaders fear the move threatens long-term emergency and maternal care for local families.
Petition organisers have until next week to collect the required handwritten signatures before submitting the petition to state parliament.
