Ambulance response times continue to lag in Victoria, with new data showing it takes more than 15 minutes to respond to one in three critical incidents. While the new data shows a modest improvement in ambulance response times from January to March 2023, the health system overall in Victoria was still under huge pressure. Out…
Immediate Funding for Victorian Emergency Services After Aussies Die While Waiting for Call Responses
The Victorian government is injecting an “immediate” $115.6 million (US$85 million) into the state’s Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) and will restructure the organisation as it struggles to handle emergency call volumes. Emergency Services Minister Jaclyn Symes said the inspector-general for emergency management was investigating reports that 12 people had died while waiting for the…
‘Inhumane’ and ‘Unjustly’: Ombudsman Calls on Victorian Govt to Apologise for COVID-19 Border Permit System
The Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has slammed the Victorian border permits system as “unjustly” and “inhumane” after investigating the Victorian government’s border exemption scheme. Glass’s report, released on Dec. 7, stated that from Jul. 9 to Sep. 14, the Ombudsman received 315 complaints from jobless stranded Victorians who were paying double rent, caravanning pensioners without the…
Victoria to Become the ‘Most Highly Taxed’ State in Australia: Property Council
The Victorian state government is planning to hit homeowners, homebuyers, and investors with additional taxes to tackle its debt in the 2021-22 state budget. The Andrews Labor government said the budget would protect the state’s revenue base with $2.7 billion in austerity measures and a $3.6 billion program to reprioritise government spending. These measures involve…
Victoria Returns to Lockdown From 11.59 PM Friday
Victoria will enter a five-day lockdown in an effort to contain the Holiday Inn CCP virus outbreak, which now totals 13 cases. Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed the state will enter the lockdown at 11.59 pm on Friday in what he has called a circuit-breaker to stop a third wave of the pandemic in Victoria….
Victoria to Extend Its State of Emergency Powers to December
The Victorian government will move to extend its state of emergency powers until December 15, as more workers will be able to return to offices within days. With Victoria recording no locally acquired coronavirus cases for 27 days, Premier Daniel Andrews said it was safe for the public and private sector to return to 75…
Victoria Moves to Extend Leader’s Emergency Powers Until December
The Victorian government will move to extend its state of emergency powers until December 15, as more workers will be able to return to offices within days. With Victoria recording no locally acquired coronavirus cases for 27 days, Premier Daniel Andrews said it was safe for the public and private sector to return to 75…
Vic State Government Has Issued a Million Travel Permits Since Mid December
The Victorian government has issued more than a million travel permits since virus border restrictions were imposed just over six weeks ago. As of January 30, 1,014,787 permits had been granted for travellers to enter Victoria, an average of almost fifteen permits for every minute of every day since restrictions were imposed on December 16….
More Victorian Tourism Vouchers Released Today
Victoria has released tens of thousands of extra regional tourism vouchers to encourage people to holiday at home and boost the economy. Registration for the latest batch of 40,000 vouchers, allowing Victorian travellers to recoup $200 in holiday costs, opened on January 20. The initial launch of the program in December crashed the website. The…
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