First Officer Peter Booth (fourth from left) and Heritage Bank Nanango branch manager Lochlan Ezzy (second from right) with Wattle Camp RFB members and other Heritage representatives
July 9, 2024
Wattle Camp Rural Fire Brigade hosted a Community Day at its fire shed on Sunday to thank the Heritage Nanango Community Fund for its support over the past 12 months.
First Officer Peter Booth said Heritage had donated about $25,000 to the brigade.
This had been used to bitumen the driveway into the fire shed, paint the building and upgrade a pump.
The Wattle Camp RFB has two trucks and about eight active members.
The Community Day featured a free barbecue for local residents as well as an opportunity for the firies to distribute fire safety information.
As a bonus, three new members signed up!
Visitors also left with “Get Ready Queensland” packs supplied by the South Burnett Regional Council.
Jenny McLeish and Peter David, from Wattle Camp, with North Coast volunteer community educator Vanessa Bywaters, centre … Vanessa, who is also the First Officer at the Sandy Ridges RFB, brought along the Rural Fire Brigade’s information trailerJerry Smith, from Sandy Ridges RFB, and Donna Brown, from Wattle Camp RFB, were looking after the sausage sizzleCarol and Chas Kemp, from Wattle Camp, with Cr Jane Erkens, centre, and “Dasher” … Cr Erkens contributed some of her council discretionary funds for the Community Day
