When Red Cliffs local John "Bugs" Bunney was struggling to breathe, he knew he was in trouble, but he wasn't sure how much.
The 78-year-old had heart surgery in 2017 and lives with a chronic lung condition, but out in the Mildura region he might have had to wait three weeks for a GP appointment.
He didn't want to trouble an ambulance or place pressure on the local hospital.