A teenager signing up for duty - The Warragul and Drouin Gazette

A teenager signing up for duty - The Warragul and Drouin Gazette

By Nicholas Duck. By the time he reached the age of 21 local veteran John Grace found he wasn't like most people his age. He had just returned home to Victoria after serving four and a half years in the navy, a time that taught him as much as it did...

Journey from navy to paramedic

Anzac Day is extra special for Bannockburn paramedic Angela Ryan. After spending a decade in the Royal Australian Navy, Angela joinied Ambulance Victoria (AV) in 2016. “You’ve got to respect the past because that’s why we’ve got our present and our future,” she said. “Anzac Day reminds us that people have sacrificed so much to have the comforts we have now. In my career, I spent time recruiting for the military and it wasn’t a spiel to me, it wa…