General News
5 November, 2022
Blazeaid team help with recovery
FLOOD-DAMAGED fences are being cleaned, cleared and replaced by the army of Blazeaid volunteers based at Bridgewater. Teams have been working for more than a week on properties at Newbridge, Bridgewater, Marong, Salisbury West and Serpentine. More...
FLOOD-DAMAGED fences are being cleaned, cleared and replaced by the army of Blazeaid volunteers based at Bridgewater.
Teams have been working for more than a week on properties at Newbridge, Bridgewater, Marong, Salisbury West and Serpentine.
More than 50 volunteers are part of the initial effort as Blazeaid returns to the Loddon for the second time in 11 years.
Co-ordinating the care of volunteers and support for residents impacted by floods is Bridgewater’s Jany Clutton.
She said Inglewood Kindergarten had donated $500 to buy ingredients for daily meals while Bendigo’s Creek Street Christian College had delivered care packages in the past week.
The Blazeaid camp had also received care packages from the Sikh community while Steve’s Empire State Hotel had provided pizzas.
Kyneton Angling Club members at the weekend brought a $500 donation from Kyneton RSL.
The club’s John Condliffe said the money was used to purchase hampers from Loddon businesses that were distributed to people hit by the October 14 floods.
“It also enabled us to buy some barbecue sausages for volunteers helping in the recovery,” he said.
The angling club normally conducts a cod season opening event at Bridgewater in December but that is in doubt this year.