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THE CUDMIRRAH BERRARA RURAL FIRE BRIGADE FUNDRAISERS
Fundraisers 30th Birthday 24.11.2010 4 original members cutting cake L to R Helen Taylor, Grace Lloyd , Jean Whatmough and Nancy Cairns. Helen Taylor remained a member till this group was disbanded after 38 years raising money for this Brigade in May, 2018 and still remains an active member of this Brigade The origins of this group of dedicated ladies started back on the 20thNovember 1980 when Grace Lloyd Joyce Allen, Lorna Armstrong and Jean Whatmough started the Fundraisers. In the second year, Nancy Cairns, Helen Taylor and Joan Hill joined. Joyce Allen was President for a time, the Grace Lloyd took over and was President for 15 years. Helen Taylor was Secretary for 14 years followed by 4 years as Treasurer. The
aim of the group was to supply food and drinks to the Firies whilst out
fighting fires and on their return. They also knew what limited
equipment this Brigade had and set about raising money to buy the
necessary equipment to assist in fighting fires. They were then known as the
Update In January, 2018 it was discovered that a sum of over $46,000 had gone missing from our Brigade account. A person has been charged with this offence. A very disheartened group of Fundraising ladies decided to cease operating as most of that money had been raised by them. On the 10th May, 2018 they held their last meeting as a slightly seperate identity from the Brigade and transferred the last of their fundraising money into the Brigade bank account. It was much needed at the time. The age of this group most in their 60's 70's and a few in the 80's, They found that they could no longer hold the lunches that they catered for mostly out of their own pocket, bought prizes for the Tombola raffle and also paid for their ticket in order to raise extra funds for this Brigade. It was just getting too hard to do and beyond them. So after 38 years in operation, the remaining members will work directly out of the Brigade at Open Days, Garage Sale days and any other fudraising event they can to once again fraise monies for those extras that are not supplied to the Brigade.
Talk given by Grace Lloyd at the 50th birthday of the CBRF Brigade on the 2nd August 2008, with her memories from 1980 on how the CBRFB Fundraiser ladies came into operation to support our Firies: My memories of the Fundraisers only goes back to 1980. Other ladies would know much more of the earlier happenings of the Fundraisers. The Fundraisers was formed after the bad fires in October of 1980, when the wives and other members of our community decided that our firemen needed more than vegemite sandwiches and pikelets to eat when fighting fires, so we formed a committee headed by Joyce Allan to raise money for necessary items for our men. We bought large pressure thermos flasks and had an understanding with Cudmirrah shop that in an emergency we could get bread, milk etc and pay later. Later we paid In the mid-nineties, after the terrible fires behind Badgee,
Rod Rose wanted to disband our fire brigade, but We won of course, but it was a bitter fight. In the early days a lot our money went on upgrading the Cudmirrah Berrara Community Hall (the kitchen, toilets, tennis court). We helped pay off a loan of $7000, our share of the toilets. Over time we have become incorporated and have donated to
many sporting bodies and to some children who have represented We are all officially Cudmirrah Berrara Rural Fire Brigade
members and so most of our endeavours are to keep our Fire Brigade as the best
in our area. Nancy Cairns, Scroll down for more stories or click on button to go back to to craft group in action The
Fundraisers also run a craft group that meet on the second and fourth Thursday
of the month (except December and January) at 10am in the Cudmirrah Berrara
Community Hall. All are welcome to attend. The cost is $5.00, which
includes morning tea. Bring your own lunch. If
you would like to join and have a particular craft you would like to
learn, please let them know and they will do their best to help you. ------ CUDMIRRAH BERRARA RURAL FIRE BRIGADE According to these excerpts
from the "Story of Sussex" written in 1988: "The Volunteer Fire
Brigade commenced in1963 with Eric Brennan as the first official
Captain. In 1981 they were given a 500 gallon capacity truck plus
extras and with the assistance of the Ladies Auxiliary (now called the
CBRFS Fundraisers) in raising money and supplying emergency meals, they
do a splendid job. The members cover a vast area east of the
highway from Thompson Street, Sussex Inlet to Bendalong Road,
They are available for bushfires, search and rescue, car accidents and
fires in the home."
No doubt boundaries may have changed but the Cudmirrah Berrara Rural Fire Brigade and the Fundraisers are still there. The present Captain is Michael Newans. Note: For more information on the Cudmirrah Berrara Rural Fire Brigade click on the FIRE BRIGADE button. THE SUSSEX INLET COMMUNITY FORUM Meets
on the third Monday of the month commencing at 7.30pm at the
------ THE SUSSEX INLET PC USER GROUP INC. Meet
three times a month in the Function Room 2, Sussex Inlet RSL Club. The Club is
now in its eleventh year and caters for all members of the community interested
in computers. The Club uses a laptop computer, projector and screen so
that all may see the computer screen clearly.
Each meeting
commences with a 1 1/2 hour Q and A session where members problems are
discussed and a solution is demonstrated giving time for the person to
write down the step by step the method of "how to do it".
Members and guests are told there are no silly questions, as each one of
theOn t members have had to learn to use their computer and have probably needed to
ask the same question. After the Q & A session, we have the raffle
draw, then its cup of tea or coffee, cake and biscuit break for all to
socialise and discuss problems, then we have a demonstration of a program
Once off Joining fee $10.00; Membership fees per year: single $15.00; double $20.00. The motto of the Sussex Inlet PC Users Group is "USERS HELPING USERS" and that is what happens at every meeting.For meeting dates go to the homepage link below. Check out www.sussexinlet.info the web site created by this club not only for the computer club but for the community and tourism in our area. The Computer club's email address: click here The Computer club's Home Page: www.shoalhaven.net.au/~sussexpcug/ Scroll down for more stories or click on button to go back to to
------ THE CTC@ SUSSEX INLET- OUR COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
This centre has only one person on the payroll. The rest of the staff are volunteers who give their time and expertise to keep this centre running. The CTC provide an "internet cafe" type access to computers for those who need it at very reasonable rates. Photocopying, fax service and office services are also provided. Computer lessons are available as are most computer consumables. The Souvenir DVD " This DVD
was produced by This CD has been
sent all over The CTC produce the DVD's which they sell for a very reasonable price
of $15.00 each. The CTC also produce "The Inletter" a local newspaper/ newsletter each week which is very popular and available throughout our area in shops and clubs. This is also a voluntary project, with funds raised from advertising in the Inletter helping to run the CTC. To view the Inletter on line go to, www.sussexinletter.org.au and it is in PDF form. Only the current copy is available on line. The CTC is located at shop 6/168 Jacobs Drive Sussex Inlet. Phone: 4441 0921 ------
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