Bendigo community waiting longer for ambulances

The sickest people in the Bendigo region are waiting longer for ambulances to arrive than the same time last year. Victoria’s under-resourced and under pressure health system is spiralling further into crisis, with the latest response time data from Ambulance Victoria showing longer delays for Code 1 patients to be treated. In January-March this year,…

Nothing fine about Fines Vic fiasco

A government IT failure has gouged a $760 million hole in state revenue that could otherwise be invested back into Bendigo’s hospitals, schools and ambulance services. Secret documents, obtained under Freedom of Information, this week revealed that up to $760 million in fines have been written off by the Andrews Labor Government over 30 months…