Church dedicates Rural Fire Service

A morning tea for the Dedication of the Rural Fire Service was held by Hardys Bay Community Church on Sunday, October 28.

The event followed a major fire that began at Lobster Beach on Friday, October 5 and swept through Pretty Beach and Hardys Bay.

It required the services of Killcare Rural Fire Service and 11 other Rural Fire Service brigades and nine NSW Fire Brigades units.

"It was a magnificently well-coordinated effort and the community is deeply in debt to all those who put their lives on the line to save both people and property," said Hardys Bay Community Church member Ms Angela Glover.

Rural Fire Group captain Mr Warwick Teasdale spoke at the church service and stressed that although a huge area had been burned, residents must not become complacent as there was still a huge area of tinder dry bush.

Killcare Rural Fire Service captain Ms Michelle Biddulph said she was immensely proud of the efforts of her team.

Later at the special morning tea, she cut the cake and reminded the congregation that "planning to have a bushfire plan is not a plan" and urged all attendees to fully prepare their properties.

Email, 6 Nov 2012

Angela Glover, Hardys Bay Community Church