Cortina d'Ampezzo Trentino-Alto Adige announced that they are to commission a feasibility study to build a new line between Calalzo, Cortina and Toblach. Cortina has attracted many distinguished guests, often inspiring them in their creative work. They include the Italian novelists Dino Buzzati (1906–1972), author of "The Tartar Steppe", Goffredo Parise (1929–1986) and Fernanda Pivano (1917–2009). Ernest Hemingway, author of "A Farewell to Arms", also arrived in the area in 1918 as a young ambulance driver. Other notable visitors include John Ball (1818–1889), the Irish mountaineer and naturalist who climbed Monte Pelmo in 1857, the Italian mountaineers Emilio Comici (1901–1940), Angelo Dibona
New South Wales Ambulance life-threatening cases (classified 1a) was 7.65 minutes across NSW, against a target of 10 minutes. NSW Ambulance has several highly trained, specialised and equipped sections to provide medical care and response in diverse situations around the state. Some of these more specialised sections/units include the following: In 1961 the NSW Ambulance commenced rescue operations when the St. George-Sutherland District Ambulance Service purchased a specially equipped rescue vehicle known at the time as the "Res-Q-Van", or "Q Van". Jim Smith, a former rigger at the Port Kembla Steelworks and Station Officer at Rockdale ambulance station, became the first ambulance officer to