Ambulance Victoria was forced to issue a “code orange” on Saturday night amid a surge in demand for emergency transport.

Backroom operations at Ambulance Victoria are set to grind to a halt after corporate staff at the agency voted to walk off the job amid an ongoing pay dispute.

Victorians are being urged to only call triple-0 for critical cases as demand for an ambulance soars on the quasi-Melbourne Cup long weekend.

Health Minister David Davis said Ambulance Victoria would investigate the deaths, which occurred within four days in the past week. In each case, they experienced ambulance waits of between 18-22 ...

A code orange alert indicated an overwhelming demand for ambulances, and requires hospitals to prioritise offloading critical patients. Ambulance Victoria boss Jordan Emery said the alert was “the ...