Stoney Creek

Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade

Stoney Creek's history

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Life Members

Bill Baggett
Bill Breen
Graeme Clifton
Peter Dale
Neil Donoghue *
Mike Hillman
Boyd Roberts *

* indicates a founding member

New Life Members show their certificates at the 30th Anniversary Dinner.
Bill Baggett, Graeme Clifton, Peter Dale, (Member from Brindabella), Bill Breen, and Neil Donoghue.

Buiding the fire shed

Click here for photos of the building of the Fire shed.

30 years of Captains and Presidents

Captains

Presidents

Roy Harman 1974–1976

Lou Posthumous 1974–1978

Boyd Roberts 1976–1977

Alan McFarlane 1978–1983

Bill Pitkeathly 1977–1978

Cec Hopkins 1983–1985

Roy Harman 1978–1980

Charles Stanger 1985–1986

Robert Harman 1980–1985

Neil Hurst 1986–1988

Roy Harman 1985–1986

Mike Hillman 1988–2002

Robert Harman 1986–1987

Deirdre Smith 2002 *

Graeme Clifton 1987–1995

Graham Parkins 1995–1999

Kevin Phillips 1999–2002

David Loft 2002 *

* David Loft and Deirdre Smith both stepped down at the end of 2005-06.

30th Anniversary Dinner (2004)

Stoney Creek Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade turned 30 in 2004. Guests at the Anniversary Dinner included four of our six new Life Members, past and present members, local dignitaries and representative from the Rural Fire Service. We were privileged to share the evening with fellow fire fighters from the Brindabella Brigade, who also marked the induction of a Life Member. Over 110 guests were entertained by reminiscense of the past, and encouraged to look to the future.

Long-serving member, Graeme Clifton, reminded us of where we came from and of the people who helped to get us where we are today. His memories of the last 3 decades included the building of our fire-shed, the devastating fires that struck our own area in 1985, the human cost of what we do and the funny side of what happens when people from different backgrounds come together for a single purpose.

Local Member of Parliament, Steve Whan, congratulated the Brigade for its long history (and having managed to keep the Brigade Minutes intact for 30 years!), and thanked the volunteers for their efforts to keep the community safe.

Our Keynotes Speaker for the evening, Rural Fire Services Commissioner, Phil Koperburg, shared reminiscenses from his early days and reminded us just how far both the Brigade and the RFS itself have come in the last 30 years. The Commisioner also recognised the Stoney Creek Brigade's focus on training, safety and community education. All through the evening, our Life Members were recognised as having contributed so much to the Brigade. It was a highlight to see the Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner of the Rural Fire Services present certificates to mark the occasion.

Joining our existing Life Member (Boyd Roberts) were Bill Baggett, Graeme Clifton, Bill Breen, Peter Dale, Mike Hillman and Neil Donoghue. It was a good excuse to get people together, for new members to meet their predecessors and for old friends to catch up.

As always, the evening would not have been possible without the generous sponsorship of local organisations and hard work of the Committee. Our very sincere thanks goes to:

  • cash sponsors: Country Energy, Caltex Queanbeyan, Amey Bros, Kentip Limousines (Carwoola Chaufered Limosines), O'Sullivan's Waste, AAA Water Cartage, and Mr Duffy;
  • sponsors of the door prizes: Fyshwick Outdoor Power Centre and Stihl Chainsaws, Seears Workwear, Tu Tu Tango Restaurant, and Magnet Mart;
  • those who provided flair to the evening: Botanics on Jardine for the lovely flowers, The Cheesecakeshop Queanbeyan for the 30th Anniversary Cake, and the very helpful staff at the Tigers Club who put on a great dinner for us; and
  • the behind-the-scenes people led by President Deirdre Smith and Vice-President Margie McComb.

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