Brigade Annual General Meeting

The Brigade Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday 13 th August 2008 and a number of positions were declared vacant due to people stepping down. This is was not a formal election year. All positions will not become vacant until 2009.

Captain ............................................. Neville Kies
Lieutenant 1 ...................................... Shane Emms
Lieutenant 2 ...................................... Gavin Laycock
Lieutenant 3 ...................................... Vaughn Elsworth
Senior 1 ............................................ Reuben Batten
Senior 2 ............................................ David Pritchard

Administrations Coordinator ................ Jacque Edwards
Training Coordinator ........................... Vaughn Elsworth
Communications Coordinator .............. Shane Emms
Logistics Coordinator ......................... Mick McNally
Equipments Coordinator ..................... Paul Preece
OH&S Representative ........................ Richard Schiller
Brigade Liaison Officer ....................... Richard Sanders ** ELECTED 2008 **
Brigade Review Officer ....................... David Pritchard

Management Committee

President .......................................... Brenton Edwards
Vice President ................................... Andrew Nesbitt ** ELECTED 2008 **
Captain (Ex-Officio) ............................ Neville Kies
Admin Coordinator (Ex-Officio) ............ Jacque Edwards
Brigade Representative 1 .................... Gavin Laycock
Brigade Representative 2 .................... Vaughn Elsworth
Brigade Representative 3 .................... Andrew Watson

Thank You to Glyn & Brenton - from Lyndoch CFS

Glyn has stepped aside from his responsibilities as Vice President of the Management Committee. Glyn has been an active member of the Management Committee for a significant period of time and has brought much valuable input to the varied roles he has held. Thankfully he has not left the brigade but merely opted to take a step back and assist in the mentoring of other members into these leadership roles.

Glyn is however working with Brenton Edwards on another project which they both have been active in for some time – bringing the message of Fire Prevention and Preparedness to the local and regional communities. These two individuals were acknowledged for this in being awarded The Barossa Council Australia Day Citizen of the Year Award.

They have now been acknowledged by the Chief Officer of the Country Fire Service Euan Ferguson who had a meeting with Glyn and Brenton where they provided an overview of their presentation. The following is the excerpt from the Chief Officers Firewire Weekly Newsletter.

Recently I had a briefing from two Lyndoch CFS Brigade volunteers, Glynn Schirmer and Brenton Edwards . Glynn and Brenton were part of the recovery volunteer army following the Wangary bushfire. In collaboration with Mark Modra and Mark's parents, Glynn and Brenton have developed a thoughtful and inspiring audio visual presentation that uses Wangary fire lessons and applies them to CFS bushfire safety messages. Using many photos, and the Modra family narratives, Glynn and Brenton relay lessons about individual and household preparedness; vehicle safety and farm fire unit safety; what to do when the fire strikes; actions in the hours and days after; looking after stock; and protecting those things that are most valued. CFS is assisting Glynn and Brenton to produce multiple copies of this straight talking DVD and presentation to make it available to a wider audience. The work has been done very professionally and is a reminder of the incredible talent and inspiration within our volunteers.

Incidents Attended - August / September 2008

For more information regarding Recruiting, please contact:
Richard Sanders (Brigade Liaison Officer)

For all other enquires please contact:
Neville Kies (Captain) on 0417 245 128