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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
7 stories in Hunter Valley's papers
The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) has declared an end to the statutory Bush Fire Danger Period in the Gloucester Great Lakes area 4 weeks early due to easing conditions. From Tuesday 1st March 2016, fire permits will no longer be…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Saturday 21st May saw the Tea Gardens Fire Station opens its doors to the public for their annual Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Open Day. Community members came along to meet their local firefighters,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Twenty members and family of the local Rotary Club held their last weekly meeting at the Tea Gardens Rural Fire Brigade's (RFB) station. The shift in location for the meeting was part of Rotary's Vocational program where they visit organisations and places of business. These…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A team of Aboriginal Rangers this week added to their skills by undertaking the NSW Rural Fire Service Bush Firefighter Course. Conducted by Gloucester Great Lakes RFS instructors and members of the Tuncurry Brigade, the course covers both theory and practical aspects of firefighting…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →In addition to the two Emergency Service organisations mentioned in the last issue, another locally located Emergency Service is the Bundestag Tea Gardens Rural Fire Brigade. The Brigade, with Fire Stations in Tea Gardens and North Pindaric, is financed principally by The Great Lakes Council and the State Government…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At time of going to print our area is still blanketed in smoke from nearby bushfires with the Lone Pine Fire forcing the closure of the highway and other roads several times for several hours and residents of Limeburners Creek, Swan Bay and Karuah being on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hawks NestTea Gardens Progress Association has recently acknowledged the important work that our local Rural Fire Service undertakes in our area. The Association has donated $1700 for the purchase…
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