Brad Crouch

Nov 1, 2024 | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Brad Crouch

A bush fire alert issued for Penfield has been downgraded to advice with locals urged to monitor conditions. The updated Country Fire Service (CFS) alert was issued at 4.48pm saying there was no threat to life or property. Firefighters are attending the blaze. It comes after authorities urged people near the uncontrolled bush fire to leave the area immediately. A CFS alert was issued at 3:28pm for the Penfield fire near the Edinburgh RAAF Base in the northern suburbs. “Leave now,” it advised.

Jun 26, 2024 | news.com.au | Brad Crouch

A South Australian teenager collapsed unconscious after eating mushroom gummies, with other people across the country admitted to hospital after experiencing disturbing hallucinations. A public health warning has since been issued for the Uncle Frog’s Mushroom Gummies Cordyceps and Lion’s Mane varieties. Officials are unsure exactly what the gummies – sold online – contain, or why they are causing symptoms including hallucinations and involuntary limb movements.

Jun 26, 2024 | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Brad Crouch

A South Australian teenager collapsed unconscious after eating mushroom gummies, with other people across the country admitted to hospital after experiencing disturbing hallucinations. A public health warning has since been issued for the Uncle Frog’s Mushroom Gummies Cordyceps and Lion’s Mane varieties. Officials are unsure exactly what the gummies – sold online – contain, or why they are causing symptoms including hallucinations and involuntary limb movements.

Jun 26, 2024 | adelaidenow.com.au | Brad Crouch

A South Australian teenager collapsed unconscious after eating a mushroom gummie, with other people across the country hospitalised after experiencing disturbing hallucinations. A public health warning has since been issued for the Uncle Frog’s Mushroom Gummies Cordyceps and Lion’s Mane varieties. Officials are unsure exactly what the gummies – sold online – contain, or why they are causing symptoms including hallucinations and involuntary limb movements.

Jun 19, 2024 | adelaidenow.com.au | Brad Crouch

Three locally acquired cases of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) have been reported to SA Health — in a man in his 20s, a man in his 30s and a man in his 50s. Officials stress the risk to the general public is low as transmission usually required prolonged close or intimate contact. There were no cases in SA last year and two in 2022 when a global outbreak occurred and cases were identified in many countries where the disease is not usually present.