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Though conditions appeared calm, Search and Rescue teams were unable to retrieve the bodies of the two men on Wednesday. Stratford man Anthony Wedgwood had been in the same area of the mountain on Tuesday. He had reached Syme Hut, about 500 metres from the summit at about 2pm when he decided to make the three-hour trek back to the Dawson Falls car park.
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Anthony Wedgwood made it all the way to Syme Hut, 500 metres from the summit of Taranaki Maunga, when he decided to turn around on Tuesday. Later that night two people died near the hut.
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Rubber to hit road as ‘HEART4’ launched
Heart of Australia has been boosted with a new DAF XF 350 about to hit the road to deliver specialist medical treatment in regional, rural, and remote communities across Queensland.
Federal Member for Wright and Assistant Minister for Road Safety and Freight Transport, Scott Buchholz joined Dr Rolf Gomes and Minister for Regional Health, Mark Coulton to launch HEART4 – a DAF XF 530 Prime Mover.
Speaking at the launch, Minister Buchholz paid tribute to Dr Gomes, his sponsors, staff, and supporters – as well as those across the transport industry that had made a significant contribution to Heart of Australia.
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