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NEWS
THE SEARCH FOR AUSTALIA’S BEST PUB TOWN
A nation-wide online survey claims it’s found the
best pub town in Australia.
Accommodation website Wotif recently asked
travellers to vote for their “Top Six Uniquely
Australian Towns” in six different categories
including top pub town, top wine town, top
adventure town and top town to see a kangaroo.
While we can’t verify how scientific the January
poll was, travellers nevertheless voted Ballarat
as the best place to visit a local establishment
and order a pot or a schooner to wash down a
classic-Aussie bistro meal.
For the record, Queensland’s own Goondiwindi
and Rockhampton made the top 10, finishing
equal sixth.
The Sunshine State fared better as a place of
adventure with Cairns voted Top Adventure Town
and Port Douglas not far behind in fourth place.
Kingscote on Kangaroo Island, SA is the top town
to see a kangaroo, apparently.
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PUBS SAVING LIVES
A network of pubs in Gloucester, England have pledged
to save lives by signing up to get defibrillators.
This follows a recent incident at the city’s Butlers
Venue Bar where staff helped save a woman who had
collapsed in a nearby street.
Quick-thinking doorstaff used a defibrillator machine
to perform CPR on her until an ambulance arrived and
took her to hospital where she later recovered. The
woman even called the pub the next day to thank them.
Now, a host of community-minded pubs in the city have
signed up to the Public Hearts Scheme which aims to
save more lives of people who have heart attacks or
cardiac arrests in the city.
The scheme, set up by Gloucestershire PC Matt
Hammond, is helping every venue in the county to
fundraise for their own defibrillator.