The journey of a student we’ll call Priyanka is based on a detailed account from a migration agent who described the typical process, based on real cases they had seen.
The removal of flood rules around a section of the Maribyrnong River that discouraged building on the land allowed waters to hit the Avondale Heights retirement village.
Victorian Water Minister Harriet Shing says development on floodplains is a key area of inquiry over the record-breaking flood in Maribyrnong, despite the water authority ruling out a planning review.
Melbourne Water’s new alert system was supposed to give early warning of impending danger but did not give Melburnians much chance to escape a disastrous flood.
Melbourne Water’s review of devastating floods in the city’s west in October will deliberately exclude analysis of early emergency warning systems, flood planning and potential new policies.
The Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority’s failure to answer 90 per cent of calls requesting ambulances within five seconds is detailed in its annual report.
Despite being the MP for leafy, blue-chip Hawthorn, Liberal leadership aspirant John Pesutto says he’s the man who can ‘reach out to all corners of the state’.
