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Once an ally of the government, Victoria's firefighters union is piling on pressure for an annual pay rise of 8.6 per cent as part of a pre-election campaign.

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Meat processor Don Smallgoods tweaks rosters to help more women back to work

Meat processor Don Smallgoods has created "school parent" shifts as it searches for 200 new staff across its three central Victorian facilities.

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Social housing in Melbourne six times harder to access in the outer suburbs

People waiting for social housing in Melbourne's outer south-east are six times less likely to find it than people in the inner-west, according to Victoria's Community Housing Industry Association.

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Victorian government fails to respond to cannabis and homelessness inquiries before deadlines

Under parliamentary rules, government had six months to respond to recommendations

The Guardian - AU

Stormy week will bring heavy rain, strong winds, even hail to the east coast

Biting winds and pounding rain will hit southern and eastern Australia in the coming days, with Queensland, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania all expected to cop

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Childcare workers say low pay, cancelled holidays, no incentive to stay reason for strike action

As many childcare workers in Victoria walked off the job today, for some in regional centres it wasn't an option. But they want parents and communities to speak up for them.

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Victorian triple-0 report author says funding issue hampered COVID pandemic 'ramp up'

Victoria's Inspector-General for Emergency Management says the emergency ESTA call taking service wasn't able to properly ramp up during the pandemic.

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NSW closes border to Victorian beehives following detection of braula fly in illegal hive movement

A border closure is preventing all beehives from being allowed to enter New South Wales from Victoria, after the braula fly was found on two new properties.

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Victoria’s triple-zero agency lacked ‘confidence’ to ask for funding after predicting Covid demand

Service had ‘missed an opportunity’ to seek urgent funding boost in 2020, review author says

The Guardian - AU

Pregnant women face discrimination in Vic

Pregnant women in Victoria are continuing to face discrimination at work, a new study from Melbourne's Monash University has found.

AAP

Watchdog rebuffs Vic 000 call demand claim

Emergency call demand for post-lockdown COVID waves was accurately forecast by Victoria's triple-zero telecommunications service, an independent inspector says.

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Victoria's one-stop-shop forensic medicine centres are dividing those working on the front lines

After an ABC investigation revealed victims of violence and sexual assault are waiting many hours to be seen by forensic doctors, experts can not agree on whether dedicated treatment centres should remain in use.

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‘Lack of consent’: push for Australian film classifications to note ‘concerning’ scenes

Campaign for new movie rating launched after affirmative consent laws passed in NSW and Victoria

The Guardian - AU

Jan is missing Meals on Wheels in Shepparton, and many older Victorians are in the same boat

Older residents have been left hungry for alternatives after one third of the state's local governments ditched Meals on Wheels.

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Daniel Andrews says deaths of 33 people waiting for ambulances not linked to triple-zero agency funding

Victorian premier apologises to the families of people who died during pandemic due to emergency services delays

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews defends handling of ESTA triple-0 reports

An independent investigation finds at least 33 people died after delays with Victoria's emergency call system between December 2020 and May 2022.

AAP

COVID 'overwhelmed' Vic triple-zero system

Victoria's premier has personally apologised for deaths linked to triple-zero call failures but blames the crisis on COVID-19 rather than poor funding.

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Thousands of Victoria's international students have returned, but there are still more to come

An extra 37,000 international students are studying in Victoria since Australia's borders reopened to them in mid-December. The new data comes as the state government targets markets in Colombia, Vietnam, Japan and Korea.

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Victorian government repeatedly warned of ‘precarious’ situation at triple-zero agency

Government was made aware of Esta’s vulnerable financial position as long ago as 2015

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Victorian musicians still grappling with the sting of the global pandemic call for revellers' return

The "long tail" of the pandemic will continue to weaken Victoria's live music industry unless it can work on a "strategic partnership" to keep musicians on stage and venue doors open, a new report says.

AAP

Premier yet to respond to Vic 000 failure

A second Victorian government minister has apologised over the state's triple-zero call service crisis during COVID-19, but the premier has been silent so far.

The Guardian - AU

One-in-eight women working in emergency services experienced sexual harassment, Victorian report says

Audit finds harassment most frequent in male-dominated frontline sectors such as transport and emergency services

ABC News

Victims of violent crime forced to wait for forensic examinations in Victoria due to 'dire' shortage of doctors

Some victims of violent crime in Victoria are waiting more than a day for examinations due to a shortage of forensic officers. Experts says the system is in crisis and the delays risk causing further harm to people already reeling from life-changing trauma.

AAP

Australians lose $11.4b through pokies

An analysis of pokie machine data has found Australians lost billions of dollars to gambling machines in the past year.

ABC News

Exotic bee parasite braula fly detected in NSW as fight against varroa mite continues

As the fight against varroa mite continues, wingless braula fly has been found in honey bee hives for the first time in the state following a detection last month in Victoria.

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