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Sunday 1 November 2026

Pinnaroo calls for inquiry after ambulance volunteer row

About 240 Pinnaroo locals want an inquiry into how SA Ambulance treats volunteers, after one of almost 50 years was stood down and others walked off.

Bel McRae Sunday 1 November 2026, open calendar5 min read

An SA Ambulance Service vehicle, in a 2023 file photo. Photo: BraedenGatt / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, modified

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Pinnaroo has no local ambulance volunteers on the roster right now, and the town wants to know why. About 240 people turned out to a public meeting on Thursday night in the Murray Mallee town of about 760, and they voted to ask for a parliamentary inquiry into how SA Ambulance treats its volunteers.

A yellow and green SA Ambulance Service van parked outside an ambulance station — An SA Ambulance Service vehicle, in a 2023 file photo. Photo: BraedenGatt / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, modified

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