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ACT Greens: Free ambulances

The ACT Greens have announced they would abolish the fees charged by the ACT Ambulance Service for emergency call-outs, if elected.

Relief for ACT paramedics after four decades of gruelling shifts

The ACT Government will invest $19.7 million to increase the number of frontline paramedics and implement a new ACT Ambulance Service roster.

Budget to deliver more funding for ACT Ambulance Service

The ACT Ambulance Service (ACTAS) and local paramedics will receive $27.6 million in the 2022–23 ACT Budget, to meet additional demand.

Six Canberrans awarded the Community Protection Medal

Six Canberrans from ACT Policing and the ACT Emergency Services Agency have today been awarded the 2022 Community Protection Medal for their ongoing commitment and dedication to keeping the ACT safe.

ACT Senior of the Year dedicates her life to saving Canberrans

Our very own "Aunty Val" and ACT’s Senior of the Year is in the running to become 2022 Senior Australian of the Year for her tireless effort of delivering emergency first aid...

Tiny batteries can cause big problems

Don’t put a damper on this Christmas Day by letting an unsafe battery spoil the celebrations with a major health or fire crisis.

CBR NightCrew back to help the party in the city

Canberrans are ready to dust off their dancing shoes and party the night away in Civic once again, and the CBR NightCrew safe space will be there to lend a helping hand. ...

Australia’s ambulance services honoured by new $2 coin

A new collectible $2 coin paying tribute to Australia’s Ambulance Services entered circulation today, via the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra. The Ambulance Service coin follows the 2019 Police coin and 2020 Firefighters...

Experts, advocates and survivors stress importance of access to defibrillators

St John’s Ambulance volunteer Tom Cressy initially thought his gym buddy was having an asthma attack, but when he curled in the recovery position he knew it was something more serious.

Man dies following single-vehicle collision in Deakin

An 82-year-old Fisher man has died at the scene of a low-speed, single-vehicle collision in Deakin around 6.45pm last night, 7 September.

New Canberra city emergency services station to be online by 2022-23

A new emergency services station to be built in Acton will house two Ambulance Services and ACT Fire & Rescue crews and be operational by 2022-23

Upgrades for ACT Ambulance Service

Three new emergency service vehicles join the fleet at ACT Ambulance Service (ACTAS), set to hit ACT roads by the end of the month.

Man dead after incident at Kingston hotel

ACT Policing is investigating after a 44-year-old-man died following an altercation at the Kingston Hotel in Canberra's Inner South on Sunday night, 5 July.

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