I don t go out in the trucks much anymore, Pat said. When he was fighting those fires I was in incident control and was arranging crews to go out to the fires. Pat and Errol Noye have volunteered for the Turkey Beach Rural Fire Brigade since 2006 and in August they will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. There a couple of times when you hear on the radio things getting hairy and it can get quite stressful. Last year Errol was deployed to fight the New South Wales bushfires. I did worry about him then because the fires are much more intense than what we have here, she said.
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A former Captain Creek Rural Fire Brigade member was alleged to be found in possession of an item belonging to the new Eurimbula Rural Fire Brigade.
A Queensland Police Service spokesman said police allegedly located a trailer belonging to the Eurimbula Rural Fire brigade at a Captain Creek address on October 3, 2020.
John David Massurit, 54, who was a first officer of the Captain Creek rural fire brigade before it was shut down, has been charged with possession of suspected stolen property.
The matter is next before Bundaberg Magistrates Court on February 19.
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FROM two elections, a pandemic, ongoing health sagas and the opening of many new facilities there were plenty of ups and downs for Gladstone in 2020. Here are some of the highlights from the year that was. Member for Gladstone Glenn Butcher and Calliope State High School Principal Pete Stansfield with students cutting the ribbon to mark the first day of high school at Calliope State High School.
It was history in the making as 165 students walked through the gates at Calliope State High School for the first time in January.
Excitement and nerves was a prevalent theme between Year 7 and 8 students as they began the first day of their secondary education.