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Open Garden Success

Despite a challenging forecast, 420 people braved the weather to explore the magnificent grounds of Hilltop on 29 and 30 October

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Local Pub Supports The Friends

The Friends would like to recognise and thank Tracey and Eddie, owners of the Melville Hotel for the support they are providing to the Yorketown / Warooka and Districts Auxiliaries, Friends of WCH Inc. Every second Friday raffle tickets for a meat tray donated by Warooka Butchers are sold in the pub with all proceeds ($640 to date) donated to the local Auxiliary group.

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Istrian Social Club Purchase Ultrasound Scanner

The Friends of WCH were pleased to facilitate a recent donation of $85,000 from the Istrian Social Club of SA Incorporated. Club members selected the GE E-8 Ultrasound Scanner for the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Maternal Foetal Medicine (MFM) services.

This is a state of the art modern ultrasound machine and the one used in a vast majority of Tertiary Obstetric MFM Units.

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Australia Day Award for a Friend

Registered nurse and Friends volunteer, Amanda Carter was recently awarded Lucindale Citizen of the Year. Amanda is also a member of Red Cross, Linc (the town development association) and works on the Lucindale Newsletter. A mother of 4 young boys who supports all of their activities, she is involved with fundraising for the school and for residents affected by the recent fires.

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