A grieving father has issued a plea to the Victorian premier as she arrives in India for a trade mission. Jacinta Allan flew out on Sunday for the four-day trip, with food, education, technology and cultural connections all on the agenda. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Father’s plea to the premier as Jacinta Allan jets off … Read more
High levels of sick leave left Victoria down 50 ambulances overnight and in a dangerous position, according to the boss of the state’s paramedics union. Victorian Ambulance Union Secretary Danny Hill said he’d been told of a 69-year-old Melbourne man who died after waiting hours for an ambulance during the shortage on Saturday night into … Read more
The Victorian Government has been accused of downplaying a major stuff up during a level crossing removal in Melbourne’s west. Deer Park’s new station, built under Victoria’s Level Crossing Removal Project, was supposed to accommodate for longer, nine-car trains to help deal with increasing passenger loads. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: A new Deer Park Station … Read more
People under pressure to save on energy have been promised a radical plan by one city’s leader, who says it will slash power bills. Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece has pledged to establish Australia’s largest community-led bulk purchasing program for renewable energy across Melbourne, if he is re-elected. “Australians are desperate for power savings at … Read more
A Melbourne councillor has been found dead at her home in the city’s northwest. Maribyrnong councillor and rising star of the Australian Labor Party Sarah Carter, 45, was discovered by police at her Village Way home on Tuesday afternoon, The Herald Sun reports. Victoria Police confirmed the death was not being treated as suspicious. Know … Read more
Pill testing will be trialled in Victoria later this year as part of a major policy shift for the state’s premier. Jactina Allan made the announcement in a video posted to social media on Monday night. “I wanted to tell you here first: pill testing will be trialled in Victoria this summer,” she said. Know … Read more
Residents in Melbourne’s northeast have complained that earplugs and noise-cancelling headphones are the state government’s answer to trains keeping them up at night. On Friday, Transport Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson opened the new Keon Park Station in Reservoir, which is a 750m rail bridge over the road. The bridge is just metres from apartment balconies … Read more
An Aussie politician has gone public with his desire to bring Disneyland down under, naming three Melbourne locations where “the happiest place on earth” could possibly be constructed. Libertarian MP for Melbourne’s south-east metropolitan area, David Limbrick, said the popular theme park would bring entertainment and bolster job growth in the state. In September, Disney … Read more
Customers who assault or abuse retail, hospitality and transport staff in Victoria are set to face harsher penalties under law changes. In a speech to the Victorian Labor State Conference on Saturday, Premier Jacinta Allan announced her government would introduce legislation to crack down on attacks on consumer-facing workers. Allan spoke of her own experience, … Read more
Passengers will have to wait until 2033 to take a train to Melbourne Airport, as the Victorian government takes an axe to major project spending to curb spiralling debt. Unveiling his 10th state budget on Tuesday, Treasurer Tim Pallas revealed Melbourne Airport Rail was set to be completed at least four years later than its … Read more
