Displays when Total Fire Ban in force
The Woodend CFA recently celebrated our annual dinner and award presentations, under MC Mike Dornau.
Captain Mick Christie was joined by CFA Board Member Hazel Clothier, Operations Officer Andy Waterson and Group Officer Ian Hay. Captain Christie opened the formal proceedings with a thoughtful speech that included reference to the CFA being one of, if not, the most diverse organisations in the world. Where else would you find a group of volunteers from such diverse backgrounds, including gender, age, career paths, et al.
They then presented a range of awards to members:
National Emergency Medals to George Keyes, Pete Manser, Andrew Price and Richard price.
Service Medals: 5 years – Chris Byrne and Paul Newman; 10 years – Simon Bailey, Troy Bowen, Mitch Hobbs and Pete Manser; 15 years – George Keyes; 20 years – Malcolm Judd; and 35 years – Ray Colban and Jim Muir.
An Honourary Life Membership was presented to Lynda Ciunik, with Life Memberships presented to Alma Warnock, Steve Ritchie, Keith Mason and Mick Christie.
The Member of the Year award went to Troy Bowen, who was voted ahead of Sue Hobbs, Paddy Callaghan, Kate Daniel and Brad Newell.
Geoff Wells, Troy Bowen and Paul Newman were presented with the joint Captain’s Award, for the ‘stuff-up’ of the year after bogging Woodend Tanker 1 on a training exercise in the Cobaws.
Special thanks to Frank and the team from Shatzi’s for preparing a restaurant-quality meal, Woodend CFA member David Laity from Goodwill Wines for donating all of the wine for the evening, and Kim Selby for taking some superb photos.
A huge thanks also to the organising team headed by Sue Hobbs, Kate Daniel, Paddy Callaghan and Annette van Huffel (along with a long list of helpers) for a great event.
Sincere appreciation to these generous businesses for their support for our annual dinner: Blackforest Meats, Bourkies Bakehouse, Chelleon for Hair, Coles, Collier’s Office Supplies, Colour Me Cooper, Cuttings, Endangered, Excessories, Hair Matters, Holgates, Ian Marks Cellarbrations, Il Café, Kosmac & Clemens, Macedon Wine Room, Maloa House Gourmet Delights, Meta Massage, Mitre 10, New Leaves Bookshop, RED Restaurant & Bar, Sassy Boutique, Schatzi’s restaurant, Sign Obsession, Switch Hair & beauty, The Village Larder, Alma Warnock, Woodend Cycles, Woodend Fruit Market, Woodend Newsagency, Woodend Nursery, Woodend Pharmacy and the Woodend Wine Store.
Extra special thanks to the following for their extra-generous donations: John Keating, Feeling Framed & Art Supplies, Fox in the Chamber, Macedon Ranges Travel Services, Mort & Pestle, Paysanne Café and Warners Jewellers.
A special raffle was held for a weekend away in a holiday house at Cape Patterson, kindly donated by Endangered of Woodend, which was won by new recruit Peter Doyle.
