Not-for-profit youth group Gnarly Neighbours raised $11,798 towards building new skate ramps at a community fundraiser last week, after loosing their equipment in the floods.
The event at Trawool Estate on Thursday, November 24, was eagerly embraced, having sold out tickets for 130 people.
Trawool Estate provided free pizza in its new garden space and proceeds from the bar went towards the fundraising effort.
A raffle and silent auction were held with donations of wine packages, an overnight stay at Trawool Estate and signed guernseys from Hawthorn Football Club up for grabs.
Gnarly Neighbours founder Jayden Sheridan said the money raised would cover the rebuilding of the ramps after the original ramps were damaged beyond repair while stored in the exhibition centre at Kings Park in Seymour during the October floods.
“We are going to do a community working bee so everyone can jump on board and rebuild and do art on the skate ramps,” he said.
The money raised will help get the group back skating in its usual locations.
However, there is still a way to go in replacing all of the equipment lost, including a trailer and screen-printing equipment which were also flooded while stored at the exhibition centre.
“That will cover us for the ramps,” Mr Sheridan said.
“We are going to try and raise some more money for screen-printing gear because my screen-printing carousel was also in there … so it’s probably a bit to go.”
Gnarly Neighbours thanked sponsors Brave Goose Vineyard, Trawool Estate, Wine X Sam, Box Grove Vineyard, Strathbogie Goat, Go Seymour and Go Nagambie.