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In Parliament last week, Member for Swan Hill Peter Walsh called for an ambulance service to be based in Wedderburn.
In calling for the service Mr Walsh detailed the excellent work the Wedderburn Community Response Team (CERT) performs throughout the district.
When the team was established in 2005 it was told that they would only receive an estimated 3 to 4 callouts per month however, this figure blew out to 120 callouts in its first year of operation.
“The Wedderburn CERT callout rate is now the equal highest in the State,” Mr Walsh said in Parliament.
“They were called to 216 incidents involving fatal drug overdoses, suicides and car accidents last year.
“With only 10 volunteers now available for the 24/7 roster and the extremely demanding requirements for training of new recruits, I fully support the move by the Wedderburn Lions Club to campaign for an ambulance service to be based in Wedderburn,” Mr Walsh said.
“In the meantime, I urge authorities to support the Wedderburn CERT team and its recruitment program by providing a training program for new volunteers to be held in Wedderburn rather than requiring them to travel to Bendigo for the six weekend training course,” he said.