Ambulance Victoria
Surgery for injured worker as unsafe landslide homes remain off limits
The Age has obtained a recording of a meeting the Mornington Peninsula Shire council held with affected residents, at which authorities said work to identify the source of the landslide was ongoing.
- Lachlan Abbott, Sarah Danckert and Angus Delaney
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‘Bloody lucky’: Owner of house destroyed by landslide tells of family’s near miss
Seven homes have been evacuated in the area near Penny Lane in McCrae amid warnings other properties could be in danger.
- Adam Carey, Sarah Danckert, Lachlan Abbott and Angus Delaney
Ambulance service denies sacking whistleblower over rollover picture that exposed fatigue crisis
Andrew Bishop went to the aid of a paramedic who tipped his van after an 18-hour shift. The picture he took caused a public backlash for Ambulance Victoria. He’s now been sacked.
- Heidi Murphy
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Ambulance Victoria strikes deal with paramedics after long-running industrial dispute
Most paramedics would get a pay rise of almost 17 per cent over four years while “experienced paramedics” get 20 per cent over the same period.
- Lachlan Abbott
Man found dead after four-hour wait for ambulance
There was a shortfall of ambulance crews overnight, with Melbourne’s fleet availability dropping to 1 per cent at times, the Victorian Ambulance Union said.
- Lachlan Abbott and Broede Carmody
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Ambulance Victoria hit in coffers by patient billing ban
Protracted industrial action by paramedics, including an indefinite pause on taking billing details from patients, is hitting the service’s bottom line.
- Jewel Topsfield and Cassandra Morgan
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Ambulance Victoria chief executive resigns amid industrial dispute
Paramedics recently passed a vote of no-confidence in the troubled emergency service’s leadership.
- Jewel Topsfield, Lachlan Abbott and Rachel Eddie
The tradie who accidentally shot himself in the heart with a nail gun and lived to tell the tale
Mark Hardeman considers himself lucky to have a “second chance at life” after a 7.5-centimetre projectile struck his right ventricle.
- Carolyn Webb
The moment Jim closed his eyes – and exposed Ambulance Victoria’s ‘festering sore’
After an 18½ hour shift, Jim Avard had a terrible accident. His experience became a lightning rod for paramedics in a dispute that threatens to engulf the ambulance service.
- Jewel Topsfield and Henrietta Cook
Pay increase and a nine-day fortnight? Police say ‘no thanks’, while unhappy ambos escalate dispute
The state is facing twin industrial troubles with police and ambulance staff both demanding better offers in response to their pay demands.
- Mathew Dunckley and Caitlin Powell
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