NEW Ambulance Victoria data shows paramedics are getting to the most critically ill patients faster in the Barwon South West Region, which takes in Southern Grampians local government area (LGA), than they were a year ago.

Compared to a year ago, in the Barwon South West Region, performance also improved in Moyne, Greater Geelong, Corangamite, Warrnambool and Surf Coast LGAs.