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Huw Cushing | NEW radiology equipment valued at $600,000 has been donated to Portland District Health from a local estate. The bequest from the Andrew Jack Charitable Trust announced yesterday will upgrade existing equipment and introduce new digital X-ray equipment. An existing orthopantomogram (OPG) machine, used for dental x-rays, will be upgraded to include cone-beam computerised tomography (CT) scans to give three dimensional digital images of the jaw for dentists. Chief radiographer Robin Parry said it is the only machine of its kind … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | A 20-YEAR-OLDPortland man yesterday died after being shot in the stomach during an incident on Barkly Street on Monday. The man was taken to Portland’s emergency department by two other men just before 5.30pm on Monday, and underwent surgery once … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | A 20-YEAR-OLDPortland man died today after being shot in the stomach during an incident on Barkly Street on Monday. The man was taken to Portland’s emergency department by two other men just before 5.30pm on Monday, and underwent surgery once a specialist … Continue reading 0 Comments
Lisa Cameron | A BLAME game has developed after two of Hamilton’s major business centre redevelopments have been delayed possibly indefinitely. The projects, announced in 2011, promised exciting new retail opportunities in Hamilton. The Hub redevelopment, planned to make over Hamilton’s The Hub … Continue reading 0 Comments
Lisa Cameron | INFLATABLE sheep and lamb pies have helped raise $850 for the new Coleraine Hospital accident and emergency department. The donation launches the kitty for the Coleraine Hospital Goods and Services Auction, to be held on November 2 at the Mechanics’ … Continue reading
Steve Robertson | WITH the creation of two new medical clinics recently in Portland, the community now has access to a larger number of general practitioners than ever before. A new clinic in South Portland now employs two doctors and Active Health Portland … Continue reading
Bill Meldrum | ALLESTREE resident Naomi Wilson can be forgiven if she is wary about preparing horse feed in her shed from now on after she was bitten on the arm by a venomous brown snake on Monday afternoon. Ms Wilson said she … Continue reading
Steve Robertson | ONE complaint you’ll never hear around the CEMA costume department is, “I haven’t got a thing to wear!” If anything, the problem is an excess with well over a thousand outfits according to Rory Sloane, who has just been appointed … Continue reading
Tiana Richardson | PORTLAND District Health received close to $100,000 from the State Government last week to help improve safety around its campus. Minister for Health David Davis announced PDH would receive $46,000 to enhance security, functionality and safety of the accident and … Continue reading
Bill Meldrum | TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant Vodafone has withdrawn its legal action against the Glenelg Shire Council on the validity of a planning permit issued for a controversial tower at the Portland Golf Course. The company’s PR and corporate communications head Greg Spears said … Continue reading
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