Ambulance Victoria

  • 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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  • Benwerrin rollover

    An air ambulance transported a man to Alfred hospital after a single vehicle rollover near Lorne yesterday.

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  • Fire at Camperdown house

    Paramedics treated a teenager for smoke inhalation after a house fire at Camperdown.

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  • Road fatality and chemical leak keep emergency crews busy

    Colac and district emergency services crews have had a busy weekend, with a traffic fatality near Birregurra and a chemical leak at Apollo Bay.

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