Captain Ian Desailly from Tocumwal Fire and Rescue would like to thank those who visited the station for their Open Day on Saturday, May 25.
The station opened its doors from 10am to 2pm where community members were welcomed to chat to the local firefighters, look at the equipment used on the fire truck and learn about fire safety.
There were demonstrations where the children even got to race mini fire trucks with one of the firefighting hoses and sit in the fire trucks. It was a great opportunity for the children to see the station and fire truck up close and leave with some goodies to remember the day.
Captain Desailly also said the brigade is eager to recruit more on-call firefighters and need the help of our community.
There are several firefighter positions to fill within the team of community-minded men and women.
Due to the short staffed crews in our area, Tocumwal is having to send firefighters away to support these stations.
Tocumwal has had a couple of new faces around last week with firefighters Bron and Donna here recruiting for the Fire Station in Tocumwal.
The duo has been out and about in our community, spreading the word on what they do and how those interested can be a part of it as a paid on-call firefighter.
On-call firefighters respond to local emergency incidents 24 hours a day, seven days a week from their home or workplace.
They are notified by pager or mobile phone and can balance other work, study and family commitments while also protecting and supporting their local community.
While there is some commitment for your initial training, once complete the role is flexible and the amount of time you can commit to the brigade is up to you.
There will be an information session tonight at 5.30pm at the Tocumwal Fire Station on Deniliquin Rd.
Head along to enjoy a barbecue and ask any questions you may have about becoming part of the Tocumwal fire fighting team.
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Tickets are now on sale for the TCDC Christmas in July event to be held on Saturday, July 20 from 6pm at the Tocumwal War Memorial Hall.
The dress code is Christmas Glam semi to formal wear with some Christmas bling and accessories with prizes for best dressed. The food will consist of a two-course buffet dinner from Roving Roast Catering while being entertained by tunes from the 50s, 60s & 70s with vocal trio, The Treblettes.
There will be a raffle running with the major prize being a weekend at Dreaming of the Buckland Alpine holiday retreat with a value of $1480.
This event is for 18 years+ with tickets priced at $95pp. These are now available at the Tocumwal Post Office, Hayne's Butchery, Rob Crow Real Estate or by emailing tcdc2714@gmail.com.
Payment options include cash, EFTPOS (will incur processing fee of $1.50 per transaction) or bank transfer (you will email your name and the number of tickets required and the TCDC will send bank details by return with tickets to be collected on receipt of payment).
If you have any questions of enquiries, please email tcdc2714@gmail.com.
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With works almost complete at Tocumwal Town Beach, the popular camping site will be ready for reopening soon.
With the installation of grey water happening the committee took the opportunity to do some other upgrades and maintenance to the area including some resurfacing to try and suppress some of the dust, as well as some freshwater system updates and tap replacements.
The Foreshore Committee and Berrigan Shire Council appreciate the cooperation during this time and hope to have the camping area open again on Monday, June 3.
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Last week, Tocumwal Public School’s Ollie East travelled to Lavington to play with the Riverina AFL team that competed in the NSW State PSSA AFL Championships.
This event brings the best primary school AFL players in the state for three days of challenging AFL matches.
Ollie and his team played some great football and came away with third place bronze medals.
Oliver worked incredibly hard throughout the trials leading up to these matches. Well done, Ollie!
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