AMBULANCE response times on the Mornington Peninsula have climbed by an average of almost a minute and a half over the last quarter, new figures show, as demand remained “steadily high”. Frankston and Kingston local government areas also recorded slightly slower response times after new data was released by Ambulance Victoria last week for the October to December quarter.Code one “lights and sirens” emergencies are measured from the time of a triple-0 call being answered to the first ambulance arriving at the incident scene – with a statewide response time target being 15 minutes. On the Mornington Peninsula, 60.1 per…
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