1 year ago
August 12 to 25, 2022
Soaring demands for ambulance services in the Barwon South West region has resulted in unprecedented pressure on the health system, according to data from Ambulance Victoria.
Ambulance Victoria Barwon South West regional director Terry Marshall said data for the three months to June shows response continues to be impacted by soaring demand, the Omicron COVID-19 variant, sicker patients who have deferred care, and staff furloughing.
3 years ago
August 12 to 25, 2020
Local cafes and restaurants are back to takeaway-only trading after Stage 3 COVID-19 restrictions were reintroduced last week.
Before the restrictions were reapplied, traders could seat up to 20 patrons, but a spike in coronavirus cases in regional Victoria prompted the state government to take action.
5 years ago
August 15 to 28, 2018
A new police station at Leopold would help ease the burden on Ocean Grove and the Bellarine Peninsula according to Liberal candidate for Bellarine Brian McKiterick.
Mr McKiterick will push for the new station if successful at the upcoming state elections in November.
7 years ago
August 17 to 30, 2016
Kingston estate residents who shivered through two gas outages last month will be relieved to know that new pipelines are being installed by their gas supplier, AusNet.
The outages, which left dozens of households without heating or hot water on two bitterly cold nights, should now be a thing of the past with AusNet Services increasing gas capacity to Ocean Grove with the construction of an alternative gas supply into the Kingston Ocean Grove Estate near Evergreen Circuit.
