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Winter demand impacts response times

AMBULANCE performance in the Swan Hill urban centre was one of the best in Victoria during the first quarter of 2025/26. Paramedics attended 85.9 per cent of code 1 patients within the 15-minute target time. The average response time was 11 minutes, 42 seconds – more than one minute faster than the previous quarter. However, […]

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