From the archives with Aidan Knight 50 years ago The Express, February 25, 1976 Double the charge on bottles: Shire MORWELL Shire Council will press for the deposit on soft drink bottles to be raised from five to 10 cents. Council believes that a higher impost will result in fewer bottles being abandoned. Among other recommendations adopted by the council last week were: Kelly Bros. Motors be allowed to paint a “no standing” sign in Buckley St and that the traffic officer police parking over driveways. St Vincent’s Carinval is now granted permission to use Commercial Rd Lawns for a band recital and fete. The SEC’s objection to the Hazelwood Planning Scheme amendment has also been dismissed. 30 years ago The Express, February 27, 1996 National park rescues CONSERVATION and Natural Resources Rangers were involved in two back-to-back searches and rescues in the Baw Baw National Park on Sunday. In the first incident, a bushwalker was reported to be in difficulty near Mushroom Rocks on Mt Erica. The walker’s medical condition was assessed, and he was winched out at 7pm. The second incident involved two canoeists who were reported missing after setting out on Sunday afternoon from Beardmodes Crossing below the Thomson Dam. They were found at 8:30pm walking out to a vehicle track. The rescues included local ambulance and police. 10 years ago The Express, February 25, 2016 Parent’s horrible discovery A GRIEVING mother is appealing for thieves to return a Thai Buddha statue stolen from her son’s gravesite at Yallourn Cemetery. Karren Renwick said it would have taken “someone strong” to move the two-foot-high statue, which is estimated to weigh about 30 kilograms. “I just want somebody to please return it,” Ms Renwick said. “It’s bad enough burying a child as it is without somebody robbing his grave.” The statue was taken sometime between December 15 and February 9. It had sat on the gravesite for about 10 years.  

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Heart attack survivor forever grateful By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT   A REGULAR morning in 2021 turned into a lifechanging, traumatic event for Morwell man Michael Soban. After suffering a heart attack at the age of 39, he recently reunited with the local paramedic who saved his life on that fateful day. Experiencing chest pain for well over 24 hours, and after a restless night, Mr Soban awoke and jumped into the shower only for it to get significantly worse. “I thought ‘ah yeah, a shower will make things good’ and it just got 100 times worse,” he told the Express. “That’s when I called the ambulance up, called triple zero and they came (and) took me away. “I thought at one point, because the pain had gotten pretty bad, I thought I was going to die.” Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) paramedic Eleisha Albert recognised the severity of Mr Soban’s case from the moment she arrived. “He met us at the door and he was quite sweaty,” Ms Albert said. “I thought it was from the shower, but it turned out it was from a heart attack. “We had put the cardiac monitor onto him and when the electrocardiogram was printed out, I remember looking at it in disbelief. “He was so young to be having a heart attack.” Suffering from a ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), which is a major heart attack often caused by a completely blocked major coronary artery, Mr Soban was at risk of developing chronic heart failure or going into cardiac arrest had he not received swift treatment. What was also crucial in saving Mr Soban’s life was a medicine called Tenecteplase, which is only carried by paramedics positioned more than 90 minutes from the nearest hospital with specialist cardiac facilities. Rural areas such as the Latrobe Valley typically don’t have these. “Tenecteplase is a clot-busting drug, meaning it has the ability to dissolve blood clots in your arteries,” Ms Albert said. Spending five days at the Monash Medical Centre in Clayton, Mr Soban admitted the recovery was slow and is still progressing. “I wasn’t able to go to work for maybe 10 months, wasn’t allowed to drive for six months,” he said. However, he’s now back on track more than four years later, and enjoying his mountain bike riding across the land once again. The affection had for the paramedics who arrived to his rescue was evident, with Mr Soban bringing gifts for his saviours with a happy smile when meeting at the recently opened Morwell Ambulance Victoria super branch. “They’ve forever got a place in my heart,” he said. “I probably would have died if it wasn’t for them. “I wanted to say thank you and let them know that I’m continuing on.” Ms Albert wished to remind the community to take these signs seriously. “I’d recommend that people have regular check-ups with their GP to be screened for high blood pressure and high cholesterol and any high risk factors for cardiac disease, especially if they have a family history of cardiac disease,” she said. “Listen to your body, and if you do ever have chest pains, regardless of how old they are, to treat it seriously and call triple zero.” Mr Soban, who was caring for his brother and sick mother at the time, said that he probably didn’t listen to those signs. “Their health was the upmost importance while I was caring for them but I probably ignored myself,” he said. “I hadn’t seen a doctor for maybe a decade.” The risk of heart attacks can be reduced by lifestyle changes or medication. You can make an appointment with a GP to identify any risk factors and make a plan to manage them.

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Horror weekend on Victorian roads Ambulance Victoria’s (AV) new Chief Executive Officer, Jordan Emery, has acknowledged the enormous tragedy of this weekend’s road toll, extending his sympathies to those families who have lost loved ones, and saying the impact on paramedics, first responders and emergency service crews cannot be underestimated.

Horror weekend on Victorian roads
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Emergency markers up! Wellington Shire, touted as the “Middle of Everywhere,” offers everything from surf beaches to mountain trails. But when adventure takes...

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Passion for care, community across three decades STAFF WRITERS   WHETHER he is meeting the Queen or a patient in need, Paul James’ passion for patient care and commitment to the community shines through. Mr James, the Ambulance Victoria (AV) Acting Gippsland Director of Regional and Clinical…

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WHETHER he is meeting the Queen or a patient in need, Paul James’ passion for patient care and commitment to the community shines through.


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MICA paramedics deployed in Morwell STAFF WRITERS   THE largest-ever intake into Ambulance Victoria’s Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) Bridging Program has hit the road. New MICAs are delivering more specialised, lifesaving care to Victorians when they need it most. Minister…

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THE largest-ever intake into Ambulance Victoria’s Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) Bridging Program has hit the road.


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Moe local honoured with service award By KATRINA BRANDON   SERVING in multiple Ambulance Victoria (AV) roles throughout the years, Moe’s Gippsland Regional Support Manager, Edward (Eddie) John Wright was one of six highly regarded AV personnel awarded with an Ambulance Service Medal (ASM)…

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SERVING in multiple Ambulance Victoria (AV) roles throughout the years, Moe’s Gippsland Regional Support Manager, Edward (Eddie) John Wright was one of six highly… #Community #AmbulanceServiceMedal #AmbulanceVictoria

Refreshing my CPR skills at Midsumma Carnival 2025. It was about 32oC. I did the two minutes CPR, then trained with the broken defibrillator. Finally, some fotos to share.

This is easily one of the most important Midsumma Carnival stalls.

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New NEPT reforms to help patients STAFF WRITERS   THE state government will introduce a range of reforms to Victoria’s non-emergency patient transport (NEPT) sector. The government has said the reforms will ensure it can continue to meet patient needs and deliver for the community.…

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THE state government will introduce a range of reforms to Victoria’s non-emergency patient transport (NEPT) sector.


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