Ambo's ACT

23/11/2025

ACT Ambulance annual statistics from the 2024-25 JaCS annual report.

23/11/2025

ACTAS - Percentage of day and night shifts below minimum crewing by week - before and after the change to new roster

23/11/2025

The paramedics union has called on the ACT Government to make a commitment by Christmas on how many extra staff…

21/11/2025

20/11/2025

A new review of the ACT Ambulance Service (ACTAS) operational staffing roster — released one year after the roster’s introduction.

18/11/2025

18/11/2025

ABC News 7pm on 18 October 2025

18/11/2025

An overhaul of the ACT Ambulance Service's roster system, which has resulted in the temporary closure of some stations, went ahead despite government officials being warned of the risks two years ago.

An internal review has revealed that the service needs 83 additional ambulance officers to meet demand.

It also shows response times to life-threatening call-outs are worsening, while night shifts do not meet minimum staffing levels 96 per cent of the time.

Shortages have also led to a 30 per cent increase in the median monthly overtime cost, from $162,732 to $212,231.

The new $65.95 million Molonglo Emergency Services Station — housing both ambulance and fire and rescue — is slated to open in mid-2026.

With some stations being closed during shifts due to staff shortages, the union is raising concerns about how the new station will be staffed.

"It would be very unwise to open it if you can't staff the station," Mr Sweaney said.

"The risk is that you create an unrealistic expectation of the community in Molonglo that they have those services there when they won't."

An internal review has revealed the service needs at least 80 additional ambulance officers, response times are worsening, and night shifts are failing to meet minimum staffing levels 96 per cent of the time.

17/11/2025

Night shifts at the ACT Ambulance Service were understaffed an average 96 per cent of the time since the new roster was introduced last year, a review has found.

It also found the service, plagued by non-stop staff shortages and rising demand, needed at least 83 more full-time paramedics to reach the necessary staffing level for the new roster.

Ben Sweaney from the Transport Workers Union welcomed the "honest" review saying it showed the service needed a significant injection of resources to allow the chief officer to make improvements.

Night shifts at the ACT Ambulance Service were understaffed an average 96 per cent of the time since the new roster was introduced last year, a review has found. It also found the service, plagued by non-stop staff shortages and rising demand, needed at least 83 more full-time paramedics to reach the necessary staffing level for the new roster.

"The report clearly outlines ACTAS is below its intended staffing target, and that's something that we've been doing some work on across this year. We haven't been waiting for this report to try and fix that," Mr Dutton said.

He said more than 200 people had applied to be graduate paramedics in the last recruitment round and more than 70 were being interviewed for roles starting in February.

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12/11/2025

The ACT Ambulance Service is seeking applications from experienced paramedics to join the service in the positions of Ambulance Paramedic and Intensive Care Paramedic.

Applications close 28 November 2025. Find out more at https://esa.act.gov.au/join-us/careers/actas