On
Saturday
21
February,
members
from the
Rivers
Volunteer
Bushfire
and
State
Emergency
Service
Brigade
conducted
a
fund-raising
bucket
drive at
the
Cooleman
Court
Shopping
Centre,
Weston.
The
collection
was to
raise
money
for the
Victorian
CFA and
SES
brigades
and
members
who were
affected
by the
Black
Saturday
Bushfires
–
donations
were
also
collected
for the
trust
fund
established
for the
family
of ACT
firefighter
David
Balfour,
who was
tragically
killed
near
Marysville.
The
residents
of
Weston
Creek
really
dug
deep,
and
contributed
generously
to the
appeal.
In total
just
under
$7,500
was
collected
for
those
affected
by the
Black
Saturday
Bushfires.
This
money
has been
donated
to the
Black
Saturday
Trust
established
by
Volunteer
Fire
Brigades
Victoria;
the
Victorian
State
Emergency
Service
and the
Stanley
Rural
Fire
Brigade,
who were
directly
impacted
on by
the
Beechworth
Fires,
and
provided
wonderful
support
to
Rivers
Brigade
while we
were
deployed
there
during
Task
Forces 1
and 2.
A big
thank
you to
all
those
who
contributed
to the
appeal.
Donations
can
still be
made to
support
those
affected
by the
Victorian
Bushfires,
please
see
details
below.
Donations
for the
Black
Saturday
Bushfires:
Black
Saturday
Trust (VFBV)
Country
Fire
Authority
(CFA)
Victoria
State
Emergency
Service
(VICSES)
Red
Cross –
Victorian
Bushfire
appeal
David
Balfour
Family
Trust
David
Balfour
Family
Trust
Other
related
sites:
Rivers
Volunteer
Bushfire
Brigade
