victoria attains 3rd world status.

Inadequate water supply storages and residents have been on water rationing for last couple of years.

Record hospital waiting lists, both in time and numbers, meaning "elective" surgery such as hip replacements can take up to 5 years to be done.

Rail system cannot cope with the hot weather and 15% of all services were cancelled yesterday and today. People waiting on platforms for up to 2 hours in 40+ heat for a train they can squeeze into.

Finally, electricity is now being rationed with some suburbs without power for 15 hours (or so), and the others subject to rolling 1 hour outages whilst NEMCO sheds power from the grid.