State politics
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Jobs creation push for Melbourne’s west
A long-term strategy for the creation of jobs in emerging industries in Melbourne’s west has been launched. The state government last Friday announced $80,000 to…
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Melton Model Aircraft Association receives defibrillator
You never know when or where an emergency will strike, and David Axon knows it well. When the state government announced that the Melton Model…
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Police numbers no match for crime
Full-time police numbers across the state have increased by less than two per cent in as many years, despite a rising crime rate. There were…
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Bid to beef up health overview after COAG meeting
Health ministers will review the way the national health watchdog operates in a bid to stamp out “dangerous and dodgy” practitioners. Victoria’s Health Minister, Jill…
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Hospital safety a key priority in damning Duckett review
The Victorian health department for many years failed to provide “adequate oversight” to the state’s hospitals, with gaping holes that led to quality and safety…
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Police at ‘breaking point’
Police in the north-west are so “hamstrung” they’re putting more jobs on hold than they are attending to because of a lack of staff and…
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A blow to Hope Street hopes
Plans for a mobile outreach service for homeless youth have come to a halt after the state government revealed it would not be committing any…
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Maternity funds win for Bacchus Marsh hospital
The Bacchus Marsh and Melton Regional Hospital has received funding to improve its fetal monitoring systems and maternity services in the wake of the baby…
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Moorabool council pushes CFA Ballan base
The state government has been urged to compulsorily acquire land in Ballan for a new CFA facility amid concerns authorities are looking to build the…
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Victoria Police to ask for more frontline police
Victoria Police is highly likely to ask the state government for more frontline members in coming months after senior command conceded police stations in growth…
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Jill Hennessy push to force medical disclosure
Doctors should be required to immediately notify a national regulator if they have writs against them or have reached confidential settlements, according to Victoria’s health…
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Melton police numbers “well below” state average
The number of police officers at Melton is well below the state average, with the Police Association of Victoria “genuinely concerned” about community safety. Association…
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MP calls for more respect towards women
A western metropolitan MP has called for “more respect” towards women in his submission to the Royal Commission on Family Violence. Cesar Melhem has described…
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Domestic violence dubbed state emergency
MPs in the west have called the prevalence of domestic violence a “state emergency”. In their submissions to the Royal Commission into Family Violence, local…
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