We are a nation of dog lovers, but some of our most popular breeds – including French Bulldogs, Pugs, British Bulldogs, Dachshunds and Shar Peis – are suffering serious health issues because they’ve been bred to look a certain way. That’s the worrying message from the Australian Veterinary … [Read more...]
Why Ol’ Aunty Bev always Came for Christmas
“To keep the flies off the food…” Well that what my, as I now understand, unkind, dearly departed grandfather would tell us about why Great Aunt Bev turned up each Christmas at our get together. We only ever saw here on Christmas Day. I used to think she was a busy woman, spending each day of … [Read more...]
A Christmas Message from Our Federal Member
I would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and health, happiness and prosperity for 2017. When I lifted the final page on my calendar to reveal the month of December, I really stopped to think about all that’s happened this year. This year I was truly humbled to be elected your … [Read more...]
‘Fire Up the BARBIE Love’
The infamous Aussie male catch cry…and the long-held tradition of the sizzling summer BBQ is creating some safety focus as the count down for Christmas kicks in across the region. A spate of recent faults found in gas bottles across the state has led to a Ministerial call for caution these … [Read more...]
Use Common Sense Over the Festive Period
South West Hospital and Health Service Executive Director of Medical Services Dr Chris Buck says he doesn’t want to see the same numbers in our hospitals this festive season as we did last year. So, he’s asking us to ensure that while we have fun, we also engage some common sense. A total of … [Read more...]
Airservices Starts Preparations for Santa
Christmas Eve in Australian Skies is one of the busiest nights of the year for Air Traffic Controllers and our intrepid Airservices team is this year going all out for everybody- And we do mean everybody. With less than two weeks until Santa takes to the skies, the team at Airservices say they’re … [Read more...]
