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Hauling more lifesaving devices

PUBLIC halls around Gannawarra now have access to lifesaving defibrillators thanks to council and federal government funding. Council recently used funds from its $2 million allocation from the federal government-supported program Drought Communities Programme – Extension to install defibrillators at the Dingwall, Koroop, Murrabit and Myall halls. This program has also supported the installation of […]

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