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 Chance of Rain 13°C/3°C |  Scattered Clouds 14°C/7°C | Chance of Rain 13°C/6°C | Scattered Clouds 15°C/3°C |
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Chance of Rain 16°C/8°C |  Partly Cloudy 15°C/9°C | Chance of Rain 13°C/9°C |  Clear 16°C/9°C |
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Chance of Rain 14°C/9°C | Scattered Clouds 15°C/8°C | Chance of Rain 11°C/7°C | Scattered Clouds 15°C/5°C |
Tiana Richardson | A 25-YEAR-OLD Portland electrician was injured when a three kilogram object fell on his head from 15 metres while he was working inside a wind turbine at Macarthur on Friday. Jonno Foley, who was working with R.and M. Menzel Electrical Contractors at the AGL Macarthur Wind Farm site, was listed as in a stable condition yesterday in The Alfred Hospital with injuries believed to include two broken ribs, three fractured vertebrae, a punctured lung and some bleeding on the brain. … Continue reading 0 Comments
Tiana Richardson | A 25-YEAR-OLD Portland electrician was injured after a three kilogram object fell on his head from 15 metres while working inside a wind turbine at Macarthur this morning. According to an Ambulance Victoria spokesman John Mullen said the man was … Continue reading 0 Comments
Kristy McDonald | A 40-YEAR-OLD Macarthur man escaped serious injury after his car hit a wallaby before rolling into an embankment on Grampians Rd on Sunday night. Dunkeld Police station commander, Leading Senior Constable Dave Walkley said the accident happened at Mirrinatwa Gap … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | TWENTY-ONE Portland businesses and households declared bankruptcy during the 2010/11 financial year. They are among roughly 100 south-west personal insolvencies declared in the wake of the global financial crisis, according to a report released last week by the Federal Government’s … Continue reading 0 Comments
Wayne Drew | A MACARTHUR man was arrested on Saturday night after allegedly making threats to kill during an incident in Strachan St, Hamilton. Sergeant Paul Stanhope, of Hamilton, said the 36 year-old man allegedly arrived at the Strachan St address in an … Continue reading
Kristy McDonald | WHILE we love to hear the wonderful Good Friday Appeal success stories of sick children made well again by the Royal Children’s Hospital, there are also some unsung hero volunteers out there with fabulous stories of their own. Almost 20 … Continue reading
Kristy McDonald | A WORKER who was injured in an accident at the Macarthur Wind Farm site has been released from hospital. The 24 year-old man received crush injuries from a piece of machinery in the incident, that happened at about 1.45pm on … Continue reading
Mark Robinson | LOCAL superbike rider, Lachlan Hill, has recorded a podium finish for the first time in the Australian Superbike Championships. Hill, who last year finished seventh in his first championship series, returned from Broadford at the weekend with a fourth and … Continue reading
Kristy McDonald | THE Guinness is stocked, the band is booked, so if you want the real craic, head to the Mac this Saturday. The local Irish contingency is inviting the whole district to celebrate St Patrick’s national day at the Macarthur Hotel … Continue reading
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