Firefighter Tony on target at world stage

MILDURA Fire Brigade serviceman Tony Birtwistle has returned from the World Police and Fire Games in the United States with a victorious medal haul to his name. Held in Birmingham, Alabama, Birtwistle captured two gold medals and one silver across all three of the archery disciplines that were on offer. Competing against a plethora of […]

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