By Callum Ludwig
Local CFAs from around the Upper Yarra are getting in the festive spirit and preparing a range of activities for the whole family.
Here is a list of where and when you can expect to get celebrate Christmas time with your local brigade:
Seville Rural Fire Brigade’s Santa run is on Christmas, Saturday 24 December from 1pm to 5pm. One truck will be patrolling the township streets in Seville while another will head out to Seville East before culminating in a big traditional water fight on Capri Close in Seville.
Wandin CFA’s Santa Run will be on Friday 23 December starting at about 5.30pm.
Hillcrest CFA will be packaging up 80kg of lollies for Santa to hand out on their annual runs through Don valley, Launching Place and Woori Yallock. On Sunday 18 December 18th,
Santa will be visiting the residents of Don Valley and parts of Launching place from 3.30pm and will be visiting Woori Yallock and the rest of Launching Place from 5.00pm on Wednesday 21 December.
Yellingbo CFA is holding a Santa run on Thursday 22 December from 6.45pm. Listen out for the sirens to know that Santa is on his way, with lollies for all of the kids.
Wesburn-Millgrove CFA has a kindly-donated letterbox from Sandleford that has direct access to the North Pole for any letters to Santa, and they will have Santa available for photos at the station on Sunday 11 December and doing a tour of Wesburn and Millgrove on Christmas Eve.
Warburton Fire Brigade is also in negotiations with Father Christmas about what his plans are for the town this year.
“It’s something the community always loves and while we’ve been lucky enough to do it in some capacity over the last two years with masks, I think we are as close as back to normal as it can get,” said Captain of the Wesburn/Millgrove CFA Sascha Grant.
