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Spectator-Observer Partnership | A TRUCK rolled just outside Grassdale shortly after 1am on Friday morning on a bend near the intersection of Dartmoor-Hamilton and Tahara-Grassdale roads. The driver of the truck, a 61-year-old fromHindmarshValleyinSouth Australia, did not appear seriously injured in the rollover, but was taken to theHamiltonBaseHospitalfor observation after he complained of pain. Leading Senior Constable David Tognan, of Branxholm police, is leading the investigation into the cause of the incident and said on Friday he would be talking to a person … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | THE misuse of prescribed opiate drugs is on the rise in south-westVictoriaaccording to Portland-based experts. Drugs used for the treatment of chronic pain, such as oxycontin, MS contin, kapanol and fentanyl, are highly addictive and are being traded on a … Continue reading 0 Comments
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 0 Comments
Tiana Richardson | MUSCULOSKELETAL injuries have cost $13,540,878 in medical bills, wages and other expenses in the Glenelg Shire in the past five years. The figure was released last week as the State Government and WorkCover launched a campaign targeting musculoskeletal injuries. There … Continue reading 0 Comments
Danielle Grindlay | FOR Bridie O’Breza and her family, it all comes down to perspective. The Royal Children’s Hospital is a place of pain and lost playtime, but also the institution that saved her life. Every birthday is a blessing after her near-death … Continue reading
Emma-Jayne Schenk | YOU couldn’t have missed Georgia or Kaden Griffin-Wilson in a crowded room – they were the kind of children whose smiles never went unnoticed. The two children, who had their lives taken from them in a Dunkeld house fire last … Continue reading
Tiana Richardson | A 57-YEAR-OLD South Australian man was retrieved from the HMB Endeavour on Wednesday morning by Ambulance Victoria officers and the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Portland Flotilla after injuring himself. The man sustained suspected broken ribs when he fell about a … Continue reading
Scott Malcolm | PORTLAND Boardriders Club’s Autumn Surf Competition was cancelled due to Saturday’s wild weather. “We were struggling to come up with a location that was suitable for competition so we decided to call it off … we wouldn’t have been able … Continue reading
Lisa Cameron | SOUTH-WEST working dog, Kimmy, can thank her owners and the special work of Hamilton Vetcare’s Dr Scott Shrive for still continuing to run around on all fours. The farm dog owes her two front paws to the veterinarian who performed … Continue reading
Kristy McDonald | UPDATE: The mother of the young woman involved in a single vehicle accident on the Glenelg Hwy this morning has passed on her thanks to those who attended the incident. The 18-year-old is lucky to be alive after her car … Continue reading
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