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Approved medical devices questioned
MOUNT Gambier woman Alicia Millhouse is calling for a Royal Commission into how medical devices such as transvaginal and pelvic mesh are pre-marketed, approved,...
Aged care report presented
AUSTRALIA'S Health, Aged Care and Sport Committee has presented a report following its inquiry into the quality of care in residential aged care facilities. Committee chair Trent Zimmerman said the inquiry examined the[...]
Aged care sector inquiry welcomed
TWO of the city's leading aged care providers have welcomed a Royal Commission into the aged care sector.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison last month announced...
Abuse victims gather for formal apology
VICTIMS of institutional child sexual abuse gathered at emotional events across the country on Monday for a formal apology from the Australian Government. Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivered the National Apology at[...]
Institutional abuse victims to receive apology
LOCAL residents who experienced institutional child sexual abuse and their supporters are invited to gather at a ceremonial event in Mount Gambier to mark the National Apology this month. The event, held in partnership with[...]
No support for health Royal commission
THE three candidates at the Mount Gambier Chamber of Commerce Great State Debate shot down calls for a Royal Commission into health, labelling the move as an unnecessary and expensive exercise.[...]
Silence broken over hospital’s dark past
IN A dark room in the basement of the old Mount Gambier Hospital in the mid-1960s, a newborn baby was taken from a 14-year-old...
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Archers in fine form
SUNDAY’S outdoor archery competition at Blue Lake Archer’s Corriedale Park range saw two archers breaking out of their handicap ratings and a pair of...
