Victoria's opposition has promised to pour an extra $125 million into the state's triple-zero system if it wins the upcoming state election.
The funds would be used to upgrade IT, deliver extra staff training and recruit more frontline workers.
The $125m would be in addition to the $330m already earmarked to overhaul triple zero in the 2022-23 budget.
The funding promise comes after a report by Victoria's inspector-general for emergency management linked 33 deaths to ambulance call delays.
The report found the Victorian government was aware the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) was in a precarious financial position as early as 2015.
The opposition has previously said it would scrap the $35 billion Box Hill to Cheltenham section of Melbourne's suburban rail loop and direct the money into the health system if it won government.
Liberal Party leader Matthew Guy said Victorians need to be confident they would receive help quickly when they ring triple zero.
"This November, Victorians have a clear choice - a triple-zero service that works, or a train line from Cheltenham to Box Hill in 13 years' time," he said.
The opposition wants to improve the program used to dispatch emergency vehicles, create a back-up surge system and prioritise the recruitment of call taking and dispatch roles.
Victorian government spokesman Danny Pearson said the state was already investing in the service and almost 93 per cent of calls to triple zero in August were answered within five seconds.
"We've worked with ESTA every step of the way to give them the support that they need," Mr Pearson told reporters on Friday.
"It's why we provided funding in May of this year of $330 million extra. We're employing 400 additional call takers."
On Friday the government announced free TAFE courses in emergency health care, family violence, mental health and agriculture in 2023.
The 10 long and short courses added to the list will allow students to work in a variety of fields including non-emergency patient transport and community family violence services.
