Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Support Brigade
Our new station
We are pleased to have now moved in to our new Fire Station. Our volunteers have been incredibly busy during the past year, and are now setting up the station.
2018 Annual General Meeting Results
The Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Annual General Meeting was held this evening. Well over 40 brigade members attended.
The following field officers and office bearers were elected for 2017-18:
| Field Officers | Administration | |||
| Captain | Ben de Leon | President | Andrew Smith | |
| Senior Deputy |
John Nelson | Vice President | Alan Barnwell | |
| Deputy 2 | Alan Barnwell | Secretary | Murray Joseph | |
| Deputy 3 | Phil Gallop | Treasurer | Stephanie de Leon | |
| Deputy 4 | Rex Callaghan | Training Officer |
Rex Callaghan | |
| Deputy 5 | Geoff Percival | Assistant Training Officer |
Phil Gallop | |
| Deputy 6 | John A'Beckett | Equipment Officer |
John Snook | |
| Deputy 7 | Peter Brogan | Station Officer |
John Goldsmith | |
| Deputy 8 | Paul Browning | First Aid Officer |
Ian Griffith | |
| Deputy 9 | Chris Robison | RFSA Delegate |
Dave Cordery | |
| Deputy 10 | Stephanie de Leon | Social Convenor |
Dawn Henry | |
| Social Committee |
Sacha Wildman, David Cordery, Paul Brady, Marg Arscott | |||
The Captain, Ben de Leon, presented the Captain's Encouragement Award for 2018 to Michael Parkin.
Outgoing President Bill Scott was thanked for his many years of service as President of the brigade.
The evening finished with supper.
New Station taking shape
After a long development period, our Brigade finally received our own Fire Station in April 2018. The State Government and Hornsby Council have generously provided funding for this building.
The official opening will be held on May 12, 2018.
2017 Annual General Meeting Results
The Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Annual General Meeting was held this evening. Over 40 brigade members attended.
The following field officers and office bearers were elected for 2016-17:
| Field Officers | Administration | |||
| Captain | Ben de Leon | President | Bill Scott | |
| Senior Deputy |
John Nelson | Vice President | Geoff Turnbull | |
| Deputy 2 | Geoff Percival | Secretary | Andrew Smith | |
| Deputy 3 | Phil Gallop | Treasurer | Stephanie de Leon | |
| Deputy 4 | Alan Barnwell | Training Officer |
Geoff Turnbull | |
| Deputy 5 | Rex Callaghan | Assistant Training Officer |
Phil Gallop | |
| Deputy 6 | Stephanie de Leon | Equipment Officer |
John Snook | |
| Deputy 7 | Peter Brogan | Station Officer |
Rex Callaghan | |
| Deputy 8 | Paul Browning | First Aid Officer |
Andrew Smith | |
| Deputy 9 | Chris Robison | RFSA Delegate |
Dave Cordery | |
| Deputy 10 | John A'Beckett | Social Convenor |
Janice Turnbull | |
| Social Committee |
Sophie Hudecek, David Cordery, Paul Brady | |||
The Captain, Ben de Leon, presented the Captain's Encouragement Award for 2016-17 to joint winners John Dennis and John Robertson.
The evening finished with supper.
Family day at Cattai
As the current fire season gets closer to drawing to a close, today was a good day for members and their families to reflect on the season and to enjoy a well-earned day of relaxation.
After a busy season with many total fire bans and lots of deployments but fortunately few local fires, members and families today enjoyed a peaceful and relaxing day at the Cattai National Park. Local wildlife such as birds and kangaroos joined in.
A good day was had by all and we thank the social committee for organising such a pleasant day.