Ambulance Victoria

  • STAY SAFE: Celebrate safely and arrive alive

    They’re our rescuers, responders, healers and volunteer helpers—and they’re all the more reason to take care this Christmas.

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  • Anna’s service recognised

    Colac paramedic Anna McGennisken says the comradery and a sense of service to the community has kept her with Ambulance Victoria for 20 years.

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  • Feed to help paramedics

    Colac and district residents seeking ambulance assistance could now be met with video feed directly to expert nurses and paramedics.

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  • Colac fire station welcomes public defib

    A defibrillator machine has been installed at the front of the Colac Fire Brigade station, providing central, 24-hour access to the vital, potentially life-saving equipment.

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  • Ambulance activates beacon

    It was flashing lights on Monday as an ambulance waited more than 40 minutes in Colac hospital’s transfer bay.

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  • Colac Otway paramedics improve response time

    Colac Otway paramedics responded to code-one incidents a minute faster and code-two incidents six minutes faster than the previous quarter, new data shows.

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  • SAFETY PLEA: Drivers risking lives on Colac district roads

    Emergency service workers are pleading with the public to drive safely after four serious crashes and five drivers caught travelling up to 174 kilometres an hour on Colac district roads.

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  • Barwon south west ambulance cases surge

    Colac Otway’s paramedics responded to more incidents within the state’s target time in the latest quarter, despite as a surge in demand in the south-west region making it Ambulance Victoria’s third busiest quarter on record.

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