WOW! Nearly 1500 signatures!!! A massive shout out to everyone who has signed, thank you for your support. You can continue to show your support by: • Signing the petition • Sharing amongst all your networks (social media platforms, forums, email, etc) • Join the “Friends of the Theodore Maternity Services” FB page AND group. Don’t miss out on any of the updates! • Join Maternity Choices Australia ($30 for 2 years membership). We NEED consumer voices and this is how we can get a seat at the Queensland Health table. Remember, Standard 2: Partnering with Consumers. • Write letters!! Write to Steve Williamson Chief Executive, Sandy Munro Executive Director, Nursing and Midwifery; Quality and Safety, Jo Glover Executive Direct Gladstone and Banana, Shelly Nowlan Office of the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Queensland Health complaints, also to our MP's, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, and The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP. Write letters to the editor. Let them know you aren't happy. • Watch this space because we are creating a short video that will feature our local women. We want to hear how this closure affects you and your experiences of birthing at Theodore. We call on all the generations of women and families. Remember, we also fight for our children’s rights to choose their place of birth and birth providers. So even if you have finished having children, fight for your children’s rights. • Keep a watch out on the social media pages. There is more in the pipeline, but we NEED the community and the consumers of the service in droves!!