CFA at the bank
Warburton residents may have been given a scare at the sight of a fire truck parked outside the Bendigo Bank spraying water over the building. Rest assured, local CFA members offered to pamper the old bank building ahead of its big 20th birthday celebrations and were not responding to an emergency situation.
Thanks firefighters
Hoddles Creek Primary School visited their local CFA brigade with a message of gratitude for their efforts in protecting the community over the recent bushfire season.
Hoddles Creek teacher Kim Grogan said, “The CFA were absolutely delighted and humbled with our student’s recognition of their sacrifices made during the recent bushfires.”
The brigade was presented with several cards thanking and acknowledging them for their work.
“Thank you for fighting fires. Thank you for being brave and stepping out of your comfort zone,” one card read.
Cafe mural
Watts River Cafe has unveiled a new mural created by local artist Paul Sonsie.
“Paul Sonsie is an amazing guy, he does a lot of work around town. We asked him to come up with the theme of Watts River,” Rick Allan of Watts River Cafe said.
“The response has been amazing, people love it.”
The mural depicts Watts River and surrounding local wildlife such as Kangaroos, cockatoos and lyrebirds.
Be Kind Day
Monday 2 March was National Be Kind Day. Kind Is Cool creator and Yarra Glen resident Amber Wilkinson is aiming to stamp out cyber bullying through her socially-conscious clothing label, which helps raise funds for Bully Zero. Visit https://kindiscool.com.au/.
Black Spur Bus Tour
The Black Spur Action Group organised a bus tour to travel along the closed road between Fernshaw and St Ronan’s Well, Narbethong on Saturday 22 February to see if it could make for an alternate route for the Black Spur. The path is not currently accessible to the public, requiring the vehicle to be escorted by Parks Victoria. Residents hope this will convince the state government to invest in road upgrades for the area.
