RURAL VICTORIA’S No 1 NEWSPAPER - FREE EVERY THURSDAY www.loddonherald.com.au Loddon HERALD Vol 5 No 43, THURSDAY OCTOBER 30, 2025 ISSN 2653-1550 NOT DONE YET HOLT’S BACK FROM HEALTH CLOSE CALLS GAVAN Holt spent weeks in By CHRIS EARL hospital intensive...
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RURAL VICTORIA’S No 1 NEWSPAPER - FREE EVERY THURSDAY www.loddonherald.com.au Loddon HERALD Vol 5 No 43, THURSDAY OCTOBER 30, 2025 ISSN 2653-1550 NOT DONE YET HOLT’S BACK FROM HEALTH CLOSE CALLS GAVAN Holt spent weeks in By CHRIS EARL hospital intensive care mak- ing plans for an energised “But not for one minute did I return to community life. think I wouldn’t be back in Wed- derburn and on the job represent- Specialists were hovering over ing the communities.” the Loddon Shire councillor, ini- During the life close-call tially perplexed by his declining months starting in early June, health as up to 1.5 litres of fluid Cr Holt said it was the support of was drained daily from his lungs. Julie, family and friends that sus- Partner Julie Benaim made tained him in the battle to regain daily trips to the hospital 76km health. away in Bendigo. “When family visits, it’s only “Yes, I was seriously sick but I shifting the lounge room to a hos- wasn’t going to chuck it in,” said pital ward. A
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