From new stage to CFA rescues

Following months of planning and deliberation, the permit for the building of the new community stage in Gerrans Reserve in Jamieson has been approved. Work has commenced on the site, where every ANZAC Day Dawn Service has been conducted since 1995. Local volunteers have built a temporary stage every year. Local resident and ANZAC Day committee member Noel Arandt has worked tirelessly to secure the building permit. It has finally come to fruition and the building is taking shape. This new innovation will be an asset for the community, entertainers and visitors in the centre of Jamieson, in Perkins Street. Last week the Jamieson CFA Brigade attended an automobile accident between Gaffney’s Creek and Knockwood. A driver and his vehicle slipped over the ridge and rolled 60 metres down into the Upper Goulburn River, landing upside down on the roof. The driver was able to extract himself from the vehicle and walk along in the river to access an area to climb up to the road and make an emergency call. When the Brigade arrived, the driver appeared uninjured, albeit scratched, sore and wet. Local tow truck operator Scott McKenzie retrieved the vehicle — a tough job when you’re handling a 60-metre lift in a very tight area. The Jamieson CFA familiarisation training has completed its second week. The new brigade tanker has to be driven and occupied by trained personnel. Captain Steve Garito has been taking training instruction, aided by other trained members. There are another six weeks of training on Sundays from 10:00 am onward. A number of CFA members have been trained by CFA Captain Steve Garito apart from on Sundays, resulting in more trained members ready to comply with training requirements. The Land Rover Owners Club came to Jamieson recently. Twenty veterans arrived in Jamieson in army vehicles. They visited the general store and the café for refreshments and supplies before driving to Mount Skene to enjoy the snowscape. On returning, they travelled to their accommodation at the Jamieson Caravan Park and Skipworth Reserve. They enjoyed the High Country experience and hospitality, vowing to return in spring. Father George Feliciouz conducted the service at St John the Apostle Church in Jamieson on Sunday, with visitors and locals attending. Later the attendees repaired to the Courthouse Hotel and enjoyed the conversation, roaring log fire and refreshments.

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