--- title: "Ambulance services (Victorian Legislative Council, 7 February 2024) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported a motion that notes concerns about Ambulance Victoria's mobile intensive care services and aircraft fleet, expresses concern about proposed regional MICA cuts, and calls on the government to properly resource the service. Defeated 15 to 19 in the Victorian Legislative Council on 7 February 2024. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2024-02-07/2" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Victorian Legislative Council](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council) Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 7 February 2024 · [Health](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council?topic=health) # Ambulance services Voting yes supported a motion that notes concerns about Ambulance Victoria's mobile intensive care services and aircraft fleet, expresses concern about proposed regional MICA cuts, and calls on the government to properly resource the service. Defeated **15** yes **19** no The question put That this house: (1) notes that Victorian lives are being put at risk by the ongoing crisis within Ambulance Victoria that has seen: (a) a reduction in mobile intensive care ambulance (MICA) services, including: (i) a drop in the number of MICA paramedics; (ii) large parts of the Victorian community being regularly left without MICA coverage; (iii) a system that is dangerous and badly organised; (iv) low morale and burnout amongst MICA paramedics; (v) a disastrous rostering system; (vi) insufficient funding to pay for shifts; (b) an ageing fixed-wing aircraft fleet and issues that include: (i) shortages in available aircraft due to maintenance; (ii) an overworked and understaffed pilot workforce; (iii) several pressurisation incidents; (2) expresses concern at the proposal by Ambulance Victoria to cut: (a) MICA units from regional communities, including: (i) Bairnsdale; (ii) Sale; (iii) Shepparton; (iv) Swan Hill; (v) Wangaratta; (vi) Warrnambool; (vii) Wodonga; (viii) Wonthaggi; (b) single-responder MICA units from regional communities, including: (i) Ballarat; (ii) Bendigo; (iii) Horsham; (iv) Morwell; (3) calls on the Allan Labor government to: (a) properly resource Ambulance Vi ## How each party voted - Labor All no 0 yes · 14 no 14 members - No [Enver Erdogan](https://politics.computer/mp/enver-erdogan) - No [Gayle Tierney](https://politics.computer/mp/gayle-tierney) - No [Harriet Shing](https://politics.computer/mp/harriet-shing) - No [Ingrid Stitt](https://politics.computer/mp/ingrid-stitt) - No [Jaclyn Symes](https://politics.computer/mp/jaclyn-symes) - No [John Berger](https://politics.computer/mp/john-berger) - No [Lee Tarlamis](https://politics.computer/mp/lee-tarlamis) - No [Lizzie Blandthorn](https://politics.computer/mp/lizzie-blandthorn) - No [Michael Galea](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-galea) - No [Ryan Batchelor](https://politics.computer/mp/ryan-batchelor) - No [Shaun Leane](https://politics.computer/mp/shaun-leane) - No [Sheena Watt](https://politics.computer/mp/sheena-watt) - No [Sonja Terpstra](https://politics.computer/mp/sonja-terpstra) - No [Tom McIntosh](https://politics.computer/mp/tom-mcintosh) - Liberal All yes 9 yes · 0 no 9 members - Yes [Ann-Marie Hermans](https://politics.computer/mp/ann-marie-hermans) - Yes [David Davis](https://politics.computer/mp/david-davis) - Yes [Evan Mulholland](https://politics.computer/mp/evan-mulholland) - Yes [Georgie Crozier](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-crozier) - Yes [Joe McCracken](https://politics.computer/mp/joe-mccracken) - Yes [Nick McGowan](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-mcgowan) - Yes [Renee Heath](https://politics.computer/mp/renee-heath) - Yes [Trung Luu](https://politics.computer/mp/trung-luu) - Yes [Wendy Lovell](https://politics.computer/mp/wendy-lovell) - Smaller parties and independents - No [Aiv Puglielli](https://politics.computer/mp/aiv-puglielli) Greens - No [Sarah Mansfield](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-mansfield) Greens - No [David Ettershank](https://politics.computer/mp/david-ettershank) Legalise Cannabis - No [Rachel Payne](https://politics.computer/mp/rachel-payne) Legalise Cannabis - Yes [Gaelle Broad](https://politics.computer/mp/gaelle-broad) Nationals - Yes [Melina Bath](https://politics.computer/mp/melina-bath) Nationals - Yes [Georgie Purcell](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-purcell) Animal Justice Party - Yes [Adem Somyurek](https://politics.computer/mp/adem-somyurek) Independent - Yes [David Limbrick](https://politics.computer/mp/david-limbrick) Libertarian Party - Yes [Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/rikkie-lee-tyrrell) One Nation - No [Samantha Ratnam](https://politics.computer/mp/samantha-ratnam) Party not recorded Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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