Mr PALLAS (Treasurer) — I rise to inform the house of and to acknowledge the improvements in ambulance response times in my electorate of Werribee. The Andrews Labor government has invested a record $500 million to improve ambulance response times, and the community are seeing the benefits of this investment.

Recent data in the last quarter to June has seen a major improvement across the state. In my electorate 84.4 per cent of ambulances are now arriving within 15 minutes for code 1 emergencies, an increase from 72.5 per cent at the same time last year. My electorate has an additional team of paramedics based at Wyndham Vale‑Manor Lakes providing an extra 14 full‑time paramedics. The emergency department at Werribee Mercy Hospital has also received additional funding enabling fast‑track listing for patients, thus freeing up paramedics, which allows ambulances to be out on the road again promptly.

It is heartwarming to hear firsthand the benefits to families due to the record funding provided by the Andrews government. A constituent in my electorate recently contacted my office to praise the prompt and effective response of our new paramedics based at Wyndham Vale‑Manor Lakes in treating their son for a sporting injury. Between the positive stories coming out of the electorate and the hard data, it is clear that the Andrews government is getting it done by providing record funding for health care and for ambulance services.