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NEW GE SIGNA VOYAGER 1.5T MRI MACHINE No 1:1798
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INSIDE: ■ Briefly Noted | pages 2,3+12 ■ Australia Day Celebrations | page 4 ■ Classifieds | pages 16+17 ■ 7 Day TV Guide | page 18 ■ SEN Sport | page 19
United after the flames
IN THE wake of the Longwood fire, the strength of the region has been on full display, with businesses, volunteers, community groups and individuals stepping up to support one another through loss, recovery and rebuilding. From donations of food, trees and clothing to frontline volunteer support and advocacy around fire services, these stories reflect both the devastation left behind and the resilience driving the Continued Page 2 road ahead.
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Longwood fire leaves wineries & farms
counting heavy losses
VINES DESTROYED... Wineries including Fowles Wine and Elgo Estate lost entire vineyards in the January bushfires, dealing a major blow to the Strathbogie Ranges wine region. Pictured is Fowles vineyard after the fire. Photo: Fowles Wine
100,000 head of sheep & cattle also lost in fires kruegersfinemeats@gmail.com
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Radskill Imaging Group Pty Ltd is a non-corporate privately owned and operated Medical Imaging outfit. Our Practitioners have several years of clinical and senior management industry experience in Australia. This mix of clinical and operational skills allows Radskill Imaging to provide personalised services to our referring clinicians and their patients in a cost effective manner whilst preserving the quality of care. Radskill Imaging Group commenced operation in the first week of August 2013 as a single site comprehensive clinic in an architecturally GE Signa Voyager 1.5T
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perished or had to be put down, with farms, vineyards and family homes among those destroyed or severely impacted. L o c a l w i ner ie s , i nclud i ng Fowle s Wine and Elgo Estate, have been dealt a
designed office location in Whittlesea, Victoria.
New GE SIGNA VOYAGER 1.5T MRI MACHINE
At Radskill Imaging, we regularly update our Imaging equipment, which includes: Low Dose CT Scanner, Computed Radiography (CR), OPG and Lat Ceph, Picture Archive and Communication Systems (PACS) and data management systems. Our fully integrated PACS and Radiology Information System (RIS) are fully in operation to provide premium quality diagnostic imaging. Referrers can access our images online via secured platform.
Booking for ultrasound, Low Dose Ct Scanning, Bone Densitometry, X-Rays 03 5781 0033 Kilmore Medical Imaging 107 Powlett Street, Kilmore.
devastating blow, with entire vineyards lost to the January blaze. Continued Page 10 More Reporting Pages 2,3,6+12
THE PRIMARY PHILOSOPHIES OF RADSKILL IMAGING ARE TO PROVIDE: • Optimal quality diagnostic imaging and patient care • Timely and cost effective Medical Imaging Services Radskill Imaging will continually strive to be a notable Medical Imaging Services provider for the people of Whittlesea and environs. This will be accomplished by improving access to important Imaging tools to healthcare providers and patients through cost effective means, innovation in service delivery, empathy and care.
KILMORE MRI & SPECIALIST CENTRE 75 Powlett Street, Kilmore Vic 3764 Ph: 03 9116 8602 E: reception@kilmoremri.com.au
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22 Colliver Rd, Shepparton 0403 031 364
By Deanne Jeffers AS bushfire conditions ease, landowners are beginning the painful task of assessing the damage left behind by the Longwood fire, as many as 100,000 sheep and cattle