{"id":97838,"date":"2015-02-27T17:50:06","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T07:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=97838"},"modified":"2020-06-29T15:48:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T05:48:05","slug":"union-helps-cyclone-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/02\/27\/union-helps-cyclone-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Helps Cyclone Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"

February 27, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Electrical Trades Union volunteers will be heading north next week to do electrical safety checks and remedial connections for community clubs, not-for-profit organisations, pensioners, sole parents and uninsured householders left devastated by Cyclone Marcia.<\/p>\n

Operation Energise volunteers helped out after cyclones Larry and Yasi, The Gap storm, the Brisbane floods and in Bundaberg after Cyclone Oswald.<\/p>\n

From March 3-13 they will be in the disaster-hit communities around Rockhampton and Yeppoon.<\/p>\n

A union spokesman said Operation Energise would provide qualified tradespeople, materials and hope to stricken communities.<\/p>\n

The aim was to provide short term power through the installation of power outlets and associated infrastructure into switchboards to allow power to be restored to houses prior to full-scale rebuilds.<\/p>\n

ETU State Assistant Secretary Keith McKenzie will be co-ordinating the operation.<\/p>\n

He said the installation of the outlets would\u00a0 provide power for cooking, reading, refrigeration and battery charging for phones and tools.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of the people affected have lost almost everything and being left with a shell of a house without power can be overwhelming.<\/p>\n

“What we aim to do is provide hope as the enormous rebuild occurs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have seen a lot of frustration in the communities, they see or hear the power is back on, but because their houses or installations are unsafe they can\u2019t be reconnected.<\/p>\n

“We will be helping them get some sense of normality amongst the chaos.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would like to thank participating companies and contractors Powerlink, Bechtel, Zinfra, Electro Group Apprentices along with Energex and Ergon for materials and support, Coca-Cola Amatil for a generous supply of fresh drinking water, and of course the ETU volunteers who make this possible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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