Barrier Daily Truth

Brave Holly’s a HeartKid

Tuesday, 7th February, 2012

AWARENESS: Sixteen-year-old Holly Magookin has heart disease and would like people to support HeartKids.

By Emily Roberts

Holly Magookin knows more than most the help the HeartKids foundation provides children struggling with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).

Two days after she was born Holly was diagnosed with heart disease, or pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (VSD) with collaterals.

Her mother, Kerri Simmons, said Holly has had five open heart operations - the last one being a full repair - and has had 13 cardiac catheterisations.

Pool entry cost ‘right’

Tuesday, 7th February, 2012

By Kurtis Eichler

Councillors have not fully considered the ramifications of a $4 entry fee to the city’s multi-million dollar Aquatic Centre, according to Councillor Tom Kennedy.

Cr Kennedy said he has decided to move a motion at this month's ordinary meeting against Council’s proposed doubling of the complex’s admission fees.

“I am not sure all councillors have considered the full ramifications of the decision to double the entry fee and the impact this will have on our community,” Cr Kennedy told the BDT.

Learner’s costly lesson as car goes up in flames

Tuesday, 7th February, 2012

DESTROYED: A 19-year-old learner driver bogged his father’s car which then caught fire.

A learner driver would have had some explaining to do after taking his father’s car for a spin only to watch in horror as it was destroyed by fire.

The 19-year-old local’s misadventure began when he decided to take his father’s Mitsubishi wagon for a drive around South Broken Hill around midday yesterday.

According to police the teenager bogged the vehicle but, as he attempted to drive the wagon out, heat from the motor or exhaust caused grass to ignite.