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He said it was now up to the Commonwealth as to whether the facility would be built.
Mr Merlino said the facility would be federally owned, but operated by Victoria.
READ MORE It s about providing Victoria and our nation with options . to make our community safer, he said on Thursday. Now we have a business case and preferred location, a detailed proposal has been sent through to the Commonwealth. The request to the Commonwealth is that they pay for the construction of this facility and ultimately take ownership of this facility.
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg was asked on Thursday if the Victorian government had asked him for a blank cheque to fund the facility.
The brother of a Melbourne woman who died while waiting six hours for an ambulance has spoken out about how her case was poorly handled.
Christina Lackmann, 32, died on April 21 after she called an ambulance because she was feeling dizzy while cooking dinner at home in Carlton North.
Her brother Broder told ABC Radio that a triple zero operator promised to return her call, but was unable to reach her. If someone is calling you in an emergency and then is not able to respond to your return phone call, then what other information do you need to know? he said.
Victorian Government Purpose Built Quarantine Facility Dependent On Federal Funding
Victoria’s proposed COVID-19 quarantine facility is dependent on federal funding and won’t be ready until the end of the year.
The state government has confirmed the preferred site for the facility will be next to the Mickleham post-entry pet quarantine centre, a commonwealth site about 40km north of Melbourne.
The 500-bed facility would cost about $200 million to build, with an expansion to 3000 beds taking the cost to $700 million.
The state government added it would cost about $15 million to get the project ready for construction.
A final call on whether construction goes ahead will not be made until September, with Acting Premier James Merlino saying it could be ready by the end of the year.
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By Frances Mao
image copyrightMANDEEP SHARMA
image captionMandeep, currently stuck in Punjab region in India, was devastated when Australia banned his flight home to Adelaide
Australian citizen Mandeep Sharma has been deserted by his government.
He is one of the 9,000 Australians stranded in India, left to fend for themselves after Canberra this week banned all flights from the Covid-ravaged nation until mid-May.
Mr Sharma has a wife and two daughters in Adelaide. He travelled to India last month to attend his father s funeral and was due to fly back next week.
Now he fears contracting the virus and being separated from his family indefinitely.