Fencers without Boundaries
It rained all day but they volunteered to get wet
27/6/2010 This NAB team was pulling down a burnt fence on the Mt Slide Rd in Kinglake . It was an extremely wet day but this group insisted on volunteering for the bushfire recovery project. They worked with Chris & Bridget all morning before eventually giving in the good sense and calling it day at…
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On a fine spring day 30 staff from NAB Financial Planning completed 2km of fencing at Paul Michael’s Flowerdale property. The NAB team were supervised by Mick Yarwood and some of the Shepparton fella’s from the Uniting Church’s fencing team. The property is nearly 1000 acres and very steep and rugged country and we spotted…
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26/10/2010 South Cathedral Farm Award Winning and Pet Friendly Luxury Bed and Breakfast Cottages The rebuilding process has really moved along at Megan & Marty’s place since we last visited with volunteers. The holiday cottages are up to painting stage and a bore drilling rig was working to provide a water supply to the new…
Read MoreAlan Stafford – Paul Harris Fellowship Award
Fencers Without Boundaries. Alan Stafford was recently presented with the Paul Harris Fellowship Award by the Rotary Club of Yea.As a volunteer with the Uniting Church Alan has been coordinating the rebuilding of fences throughout the shires of Murrindindi and Mitchell since shortly after the 2009 Black Saturday fires.Since joining forces with the UGLN fire…
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Mr. Chris CobernFire Recovery Landcare CoordinatorUpper Goulburn Landcare NetworkShop 5/10 High StreetYea, Vic., 3717 Dear Chris, RE: FIRE RECOVERY PROJECTS We would like to express our appreciation and thanks to the Management and Staff of the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network for the assistance rendered to us since the ‘Black Saturday’ Bushfires. As you are aware,…
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These photos were taken at Extons Rd Kinglake. We rebuilt fences for Joe Exton and his neighbour Lou Calageri with the Uniting Church and 30 NAB vol’s.The volunteers also removed English broom, holy and blackberry from 2 acres and the roadside.The weather was cold and even some snow fell in the morning but fined up…
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