THE Southern Grampians Local Government Area (LGA) experienced its busiest first quarter on record for the 2022/23 financial year, with 247 Code 1 incidents recorded from July 1 to September 30, 2022, according to the Ambulance Victoria (AV) response time data.
The Southern Grampians LGA saw a 43.6 per cent increase in Code 1 caseload from the same time last year - meaning incidents that require urgent paramedic and hospital care.