Tag: Emergency Services
Ambo station plans stall for Manor Lakes
By Alesha Capone and Charlene Macaulay
A Manor Lakes ambulance station site is still being sought by the state government – a year later than...
Ambulance station opens in Tarneit
The new $3 million Ambulance Victoria branch in Tarneit has been opened by the Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Jill Hennessy.
On Friday, Ms...
Great service rewarded
They’re the men and women who go out of their way to help when disaster strikes – so it’s only fitting they are recognised.
Little...
Volunteers take issue with CFA data
CFA performance data does not paint the full picture of the ways brigades respond to call-outs, according to Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV).
The data,...
Woman injured in Tarneit crash
A woman in her 30s has been taken to hospital after she crashed through the front of a Tarneit home this morning.
Emergency services were...
Land earmarked for new CFA station
A new station is on the cards for Hoppers Crossing fire brigade.
The Country Fire Authority has lodged plans with Wyndham council for a $3.7...
Crash course for fireys and paramedics
Imagine a person is trapped inside a car following a car accident.
Firefighters and paramedics are working at lightning speed to extricate the person from...
Fireys defy an uncertain future
Werribee CFA members have vowed to focus on serving the community despite continued uncertainty about their future.
The state government last week released a plan...
Smoke drills made easy
Point Cook fireys have a new piece of training equipment, thanks to generous residents.
The CFA unit has purchased a smoke machine to help simulate...
Ambulance response improves
Ambulance response times in Wyndham have improved by more than 6 per cent, new figures show.
Last week Ambulance Victoria released a report about its...
New paramedics not coming to Wyndham, yet
Wyndham will miss out on the state government’s rollout of new paramedics set to hit the streets next month.
The government will deploy 48 new...
Extreme weather events put SES to test
Two extreme weather events just months apart have led Wyndham SES to reassess the way it responds to call-outs.
Unit commander Laurie Russell said a...
Fire truck contract boosts local jobs
A Laverton North company has been tasked with fitting out firefighting vehicles with new equipment and greater capacity to tackle blazes.
Quik Corp, a Queensland-based...
Emergency services stuck in Wyndham traffic
Emergency services are struggling to get through traffic-clogged single-lane roads to access Wyndham suburbs and estates.
Wyndham councillor Michele Wharrie said police, paramedics and firefighters...
Werribee CFA members stressed by union row
The drawn-out dispute around the enterprise bargaining agreement for career firefighters has caused stress and anxiety among Werribee brigade members, Captain Michael Wells says.
Mr...
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A Shaw thing
Wyndham councillor Mia Shaw will once again don the mayoral robes after holding off a challenge from Cr Peter Maynard.
Seven of the eleven...
