https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/firefighters-plagued-by-equipment-failure-at-derrimut-industrial-blaze-20240722-p5jvei.html
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-20/vic-chemical-fire-deer-park-melbourne-west/104121174
Another factory fire has broken out in Melbourne's west, just a little over a week after a massive explosion and blaze in a neighbouring suburb.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-29/waste-electric-vehicle-battery-landfill-fire-risk/104006608
Isolated incidents of EV batteries landing in the tip will become more common as the first wave of electric vehicle batteries reaches its end-of-life, the sector says, posing more risk of a "catastrophic" landfill fire.
https://openhousemelbourne.org/re-discover-your-city/
In 2024, you are invited to rediscover your city—to seek out new places and to reconnect with old favourites.
https://theage.com.au/national/victoria/government-was-warned-of-extreme-triple-zero-call-volumes-and-delays-before-father-s-death-20240325-p5feyo.html
The inquest into the death of Nick Panagiotopoulos, 47, who died after a long wait for an ambulance call-taker, is examining whether enough was done to act on warnings before the tragedy.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-09/music-festival-extreme-heat-bushfire-victoria-pitch-golden-plain/103568338
Melbourne's iconic Moomba Parade has been cancelled to ensure safety in extreme heat this weekend.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-07/victoria-hot-dry-labour-day-weekend-with-high-fire-danger/103553684
As Victorians head into a hot and dry Labour Day long weekend, authorities are urging people to avoid travelling to state parks and forests if they don't need to, and advising festival-goers to prepare for temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/hundreds-of-triple-zero-calls-left-waiting-despite-pass-for-agency-benchmarks-20240123-p5ezd6.html
Data obtained by The Age shows hundreds of callers in a single month last year had to wait at least one minute before their emergency call was connected. Insiders fear the delays leave people in life-threatening situations exposed.
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