Locals with O Blood are being encouraging to donate over the next fortnight.
There are twenty appointments available in Mildura over the next two weeks.
Steph Reynolds from the Red Cross says stocks of O Positive and O Negative are at the lowest point in a year.
Fewer than seven per cent of the Australian population is O Negative, making it one of the rarer blood types, however its versatility means it makes up 16 per cent of the blood ordered by hospitals.
O Positive, meanwhile, is the most common blood type in the community, with 40 per cent of people having this blood type, meaning it’s the type most needed by patients should they require a blood transfusion.
To book a donation call 13 14 95, visit https://www.lifeblood.com.au/ or download the Donate Blood app.
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