Ambulance Victoria

  • Demand strains responders

    Colac Otway paramedics are arriving at code one incidents more than three minutes later than they were at the start of the year, as demand continues to soar across the state.

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  • New paramedics in Colac

    Colac and Winchelsea will welcome three new paramedics, as part of a boost to Victoria’s ambulance services.

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  • Shorter waits for treatment

    Ambulance response times to code one incidents in Colac Otway slightly improved in the latest quarter, new data says, as Ambulance Victoria fast-tracks new paramedics with the pandemic continuing to break records for demand.

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  • Ambulance times get better

    Colac Otway paramedics are arriving at code one incidents faster, but they’re responding to fewer incidents, the latest figures say.

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  • No plans for Colac MICA

    Ambulance Victoria says it has no immediate plans to establish a MICA single responder unit in Colac but will continue to assess the community’s needs for one.

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  • Be aware of the symptoms of stroke

    Stroke is the third leading cause of death for Colac Otway residents, and health authorities are encouraging people to learn the signs and symptoms of stroke to increase survival.

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  • Driver airlifted after collision

    A teenage motorist is in a critical condition in hospital after a shocking two-vehicle crash on the Princes Highway near Birregurra.

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  • Man injured by falling tree

    A man was yesterday in a critical condition after a falling tree struck him in the Otways.

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