Brigade fund-raiser set to be sizzling success

By Melissa Meehan
HEALESVILLE residents are invited to head down to the main street this week to raise funds for the Healesville Fire Brigade.
In partnership with ANZ Blue Week, the Healesville ANZ and the fire brigade will hold a number of activities from 18 February.
ANZ Blue Week is a national initiative where bank staff come together to raise funds for and raise awareness of worthy causes in their local communities.
Local CEO for Boronia Market, Gary Conner said that he was looking forward to the wide range of activities over the week.
“On behalf of the team at ANZ, I extend a warm invitation to the community to join us for some fun activities and support this worthy cause,” Mr Conner said.
ANZ Healesville held a sausage sizzle yesterday for a gold coin donation, and will be running fundraiser display in the branch throughout the week.
The fire brigade is also holding a Count the Jellybean Competition. Just go into the bank and guess how many jellybeans are in the jar for a gold coin donation.
Winners will be announced on Friday 22 February at the branch and will receive a $200 Coles Myer voucher.
Local firefighter Greg Chapman said that on Thursday and Friday, members of the brigade will be in the ANZ branch to answer questions about fire safety.
“We hope to have our presence felt throughout the town, and will have our salvage truck parked in the main street as an example of what local fundraising can achieve,” Mr Chapman said.
Mr Chapman said that money raised from the ANZ Blue Week could go to future projects, and even towards the replacement of the salvage truck in the next five to 10 years.
“It will need to be replaced in the next five to 10 years, and we will need big dollars to do that, a new truck would be worth $200,000 – $300,000, so it’s all a part of forward planning,” Mr Chapman said.