Community kindness is in full swing for spring as a local businesses has stepped forward to support the CFA in Upper Ferntree Gully with the donation of an iconic sign known to many.
Arthur Daley’s has recently kindly donated their solar powered sign to a local fire brigade in the foothills, giving the unit another little asset for it’s day to day operations.
Captain Peter Smith of the Upper Ferntree Gully Fire Brigade said that that the owner of Arthur Daley’s Peter Ferne has always been a great supporter of the unit.
“He’s been a fantastic supporter of us and other brigades in the area,” he said.
The Famous Arthur Daley’s began as a pop-up shop on Swanston Street in Melbourne’s Central Business District in 1992 and opened a another store in Upper Ferntree Gully in December of 2012.
The store moved a bit further along the highway recently after 12 years and has been operating in Ferntree Gully since January this year.
Once known for advertising things five for a dollar, the sign is now hard at work letting passer-bys know what’s happening at their local CFA.
The new sign was installed a few weeks ago and can now help the Upper Gully unit with messages to the public as they drive past along Burwood Highway.
“The flexibility of a mobile, programmable sign is a great asset to the Brigade and the community,” read Upper Ferntree Gully’s social media this week.
“As a 100 per cent volunteer Brigade, every little bit helps!” it said.
“Our young technicians at the unit change the sign message over,” said Captain Smith.
Captain Smith said the sign will be a great asset, especially around public messaging and getting the call out for volunteers.
“We’re doing a big recruiting drive at the moment and it will come in handy for that,” he said.
“Anyone interested, come down and get in touch with us,” he said.
