Ambos have 99 pay meetings, but the deal ain't won Paramedics will escalate industrial action as they implement dozens of new work bans, but patients have been told their safety will be paramount. AAP · Jun 4, 2024
Paramedics' mobile numbers 'exposed' in data breach The mobile phone numbers of Ambulance Victoria personnel are suspected to have been exposed in a third privacy breach linked to the service's intranet page. AAP · Apr 29, 2024
Regional ambulance mechanics go on 'historic' strike Regional Victorian ambulance stations will be without their mechanics as workers go on strike for better pay conditions. AAP · Apr 7, 2024
'Not an easy sell': paramedics ramp up pay dispute After more than a year at the negotiating table, Victorian paramedics have launched industrial action in a bid to bring their pay dispute to a head. AAP · Mar 17, 2024
No 'special exception' for ambos on wages: treasurer Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas says he can't make an exception to the state's public sector wages cap for paramedics, with the union mulling industrial action. AAP · Jan 17, 2024
Vic paramedics consider striking over pay, conditions Victorian paramedics have rejected Ambulance Victoria's latest enterprise bargaining agreement offer, with strike action now on the cards. AAP · Jan 16, 2024
Baby in critical condition in Victoria after being delivered in ‘freebirth’ Ambulance Victoria says woman and baby taken to hospital after incident in town of Ocean Grove The Guardian - AU · Jan 6, 2024
Scores injured, traffic chaos in 20-car freeway crash A person is fighting for life in hospital after more than 20 vehicles were involved in a collision on the Western Freeway near Bacchus Marsh. AAP · Dec 11, 2023
Ambulance code one response times still below target More than a third of code one call outs to Ambulance Victoria did not arrive on time, as executives committed to improving ambulance availability. AAP · Nov 30, 2023
Long waits persist for Victorian ambulances, surgery Victoria's ambulance response times and planned surgery waiting list are falling but the health minister admits they won't return to pre-COVID levels overnight. AAP · Nov 8, 2023
Two children dead and two in critical condition after shed fire in Geelong Preschoolers with severe burns airlifted to hospital in Melbourne, Ambulance Victoria says The Guardian - AU · Oct 22, 2023
Woman falls off Phillip Island cliff while trying to take photos Ambulance Victoria says the woman was stuck for ‘some time’ and suffered injuries to her back and upper body The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2023
Easy to use at-home defibrillator being trialled by Ambulance Victoria Mini defibrillator targets sudden cardiac arrest – which has significantly increased in Australia over the past 10 years. The New Daily · Jun 11, 2023
Aged care regulator slams Royal Freemasons Moe in report over 70-year-old resident's death on footpath The aged care regulator has delivered a scathing report into eastern Victorian nursing home Royal Freemasons Moe after an investigation into the death of a resident in May 2022. ABC News · May 22, 2023
The New Daily · May 16, 2023 Children seriously injured in bus and truck crash in Melbourne’s west Several children have been seriously injured after a bus collided with a truck and rolled onto its side in Melbourne's west. The bus was carrying up to 45
The Guardian - AU · May 11, 2023 Drug and alcohol tests of graduate paramedics revealed in Ambulance Victoria data breach Privacy watchdog will be asked to investigate after information became available for all employees to view on the staff intranet
ABC News · Dec 2, 2022 Surge in calls forces Ambulance Victoria to enact a code red in Metropolitan Melbourne Off-duty paramedics are called in to deal with a surge in calls around midnight. Ambulance Victoria says 140 staff are currently furloughed because of COVID-19.
ABC News · Nov 25, 2022 Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the state’s ambulance response times were the best ever just weeks before the pandemic. Is that correct? Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the state achieved its best ambulance response times in its history "just weeks" before the pandemic. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
AAP · Oct 26, 2022 Ambulance Vic boss to step aside early Ambulance Victoria chief executive Tony Walker has brought forward his finish date, as the service continues to search for a replacement.
ABC News · Oct 19, 2022 Ambulance Victoria launches review into Melbourne man Danny Vasiljevic's long wait for help before he died in hospital Danny Vasiljevic, 36, was driven to hospital by his partner after waiting 15 minutes for an ambulance but ultimately died of a heart attack.
AAP · Sep 26, 2022 Ambulance Victoria boss to stand down Ambulance Victoria chief executive Tony Walker will resign from his post following his cancer diagnosis and treatment.
ABC News · Sep 7, 2022 Victorian triple-0 report author says funding issue hampered COVID pandemic 'ramp up' Victoria's Inspector-General for Emergency Management says the emergency ESTA call taking service wasn't able to properly ramp up during the pandemic.
ABC News · Aug 9, 2022 Netballer waits more than two hours for ambulance in regional Victoria as union takes aim After dislocating her ankle in Merbein, netballer Breigh Hammet is forced to wait more than two hours for an ambulance, a scenario the union considers unacceptable.
AAP · Aug 3, 2022 Ex-ambulance exec sues over toxic culture A former Ambulance Victoria executive says her professional confidence was "shattered" after she was allegedly discriminated against.
ABC News · Jul 18, 2022 Victoria doubles virtual emergency department capacity to cope with COVID and flu surge Premier Daniel Andrews announces a virtual program running at Victoria's busiest ED will be doubled to treat at least 600 patients a day in response to the challenging flu season and the Omicron BA.5 variant.