Bumper cheque presentation

A GROUP of local emergency services has been the recipient of cheques totaling $30,000. On Sunday, 5 June, the Oakleigh branch of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB) presented cheques of $10,000 each to Emerald CFA, Cockatoo CFA and Emerald SES. The funds represented the proceeds of the sale of a building the RAOB had owned. Emerald Captain Paul Yandle said the funds represented a year’s worth of fund-raising, which he said would go towards an overhead projector. Meanwhile, Emerald SES will use the money to kick-start a fund-raising drive for a new storm vehicle. Pictured from left are Cockatoo CFA Captain Julian Ketskemety, Emerald SES Controller Ben Owen, Brother Robert Simmons RoH from the RAOB, Emerald CFA Captain Paul Yandle and Gembrook MP Brad Battin. 155276_01