Maternity Upgrade of Casey Hospital

I am starting this petition to make the local and state government aware that Casey Hospital is in dire need of funds in order to upgrade their Maternity Ward.

My name is Lisa Grave and I weigh 100kg and I am 4 and 1/2 months pregnant.
I was refused care at Casey hospital as I was apparently 'too overweight'.
This was devastating for my husband and I. It took me days to overcome the fact that I was told I was too fat to give birth at my local hospital!

Now instead of being able to travel 2 minutes to my local hospital, I will have to travel 40 minutes to a country hospital.

The population of Casey is growing larger every day as the below statistics show:

Population

The City of Casey has consistently been one of Victoria’s fastest-growing municipalities over the past decade and a half.

The City of Casey is Victoria’s most populous municipality - the population is estimated at about 230,000, or 71,000 households (November 2007 estimate).
The population is expected to reach 350,000 by 2031, making it as big as Canberra is today.

About 146 people (52 new households) move in every week, equivalent to 7,600 people (2,700 households) every year.
Approximately 77 per cent of people are aged under 50 years, compared with 70% in metropolitan Melbourne.

Children

About 16,800 children are aged 0 – 4. This equates to 7.8% of Casey’s population, compared with 6.3% in metropolitan Melbourne
Approximately 38,000 students are in primary and secondary schools
Australia’s largest Family Day Care Scheme
Victoria’s largest Maternal and Child Health Service

My aim is so the whole community will have access to their local hospital without being turned away and made to feel discriminated against.