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You can't, because the Napthine government and Ambulance Victoria won't tell you.
Want to know how long it's taking the CFA to respond to a fire near Bendigo?
You can't, because the government and CFA don't want you to know, and are spending the fire levy on lawyers to keep it secret.
Want to know how much money the government has agreed to give their big business mates if the voters reject their expensive toll road that will do nothing for Bendigo? Nope, that’s a secret.
Want to know Bendigo crime figures? You'll have to wait until after the election.
Closed public hospital beds? No again.
Assaults on people in state care? Yet another secret.
Surely the only reason that Mr Napthine and his government are keeping all these secrets is that releasing them would show what a poor job the Liberals and Nationals have done for Victorians.
While the Napthine government continues to keep secrets, voters are entitled to assume the worst.
And vote accordingly.
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