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Donors praised as life-saving heroes

SWAN Hill residents John Brereton and Jeanne Savage have been called heroes by the Australian Red Cross Blood Service for donating blood more than 100 times each and contributing to the 27,000 donations needed in Australia every week.Mr Brereton said he began donating in the early 1970s and after working in the ambulance service for […]

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