Tag: emergency
Wattle Range fire risk focus
MOUNT Gambier City Council has yet to decide if it will grant a seat at the table to Wattle Range Council at private discussions...
Doctor on scene to provide medical help
A DOCTOR has revealed the moment he arrived at the scene of the Scotch College bus crash where he found his own child injured...
Life-saving donation
THE seaside community of Port MacDonnell has been given added peace of mind through the installation of a publicly accessible defibrillator.
The potentially life-saving medical...
Regional Express backs safety culture as former engineer’s complaint surfaces
REGIONAL Express Airlines (Rex) has continued to back its safety culture, despite allegations which surfaced from a former engineer's complaint to the Civil Aviation...
Riders hurt in sand cliff fall
TWO motorcyclists with fractured legs were airlifted by helicopter to hospital in Adelaide after riding their bikes off a large sheer sand cliff near...
Mid-air ‘scare’ leads to emergency landing
A PASSENGER who was on a Regional Express Airlines (REX) flight, which had to make an emergency landing at the Mount Gambier Airport this...
Bore supply to continue
MOUNT Gambier's water supply will continue to be sourced from the local borefield as a utility remains submerged in the Blue Lake following the incident on Friday night.
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Alarming statistics reveal heart attack medical treatment urgency
SOUTH East residents are urged not to delay seeking medical treatment if they believe they may be having a heart attack.
This follows statistics showing...
New Year’s Eve safety plea
AS SOUTH East residents party into the new year this weekend, ambulance services will put their own celebrations on hold to keep revellers safe.
SA...
Drowning scare at Millicent Swimming Lake
A WOMAN was saved from drowning in the Millicent Swimming Lake on Tuesday afternoon due to the prompt actions of an off-duty police officer,...
Courting disaster – Fire danger season heats up
SOUTH East district residents have been urged to finalise bushfire measures as the mercury soared to 36 degrees yesterday.
While parts of the region are...
Emergency responders share pain
A FATAL crash that killed a young Mount Gambier man after his car left the road and collided with a tree near Moorak Monday night has left emergency services devastated by the tragedy.[...]