Supporting Lucindale farmers & community hit by fires

Continuing their collaboration with fellow charity BlazeAid, Rapid Relief Team (RRT) catered over 250 meals to an army of volunteers, attending CFS firefighters and local farmers in support of BlazeAid in Lucindale last week.

The efforts were supported by two special guests in attendance, including Governor of South Australia, his Excellency the Hon. Hieu Van Le AC and Federal Member for Barker, Tony Pasin.

In January, a grassfire near Lucindale tore through nearly 17,000 hectares of land, destroying a substantial amount of fencing and leaving the community counting the cost.

The event on Saturday 20 February saw community organisations come together in support of those affected by recent fires, with Mt Gambier Hay Run delivering and donating 40 truckloads of hay, BlazeAid rallying handy helpers to repair damaged fencing and RRT fuelling them along the way with a BBQ lunch and refreshments.

RRT is made up of volunteers from the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) who provide catering and emergency support services at a range of charitable events and emergencies.

“The Lucindale Fire wreaked a lot of damage and were especially devastating for local farmers,” Ben Cox, RRT Mt Gambier Local Team Leader (LTL) said.

“RRT values compassion and kindness and it’s great we could support BlazeAid again and the great work they do.

“While the bushfire event itself often receives the most attention in the public – it is in the weeks, months and years following where the hard work is needed most,” Ben said.

“We hope this collaboration with BlazeAid provides some comfort to the Lucindale community in their rebuild and recovery efforts.” 

BlazeAid is a volunteer-based organisation that works with families in rural Australia to help rebuild fences and other structures that have been destroyed after natural disasters.

The BlazeAid event was hosted at Yakka Park, Lucindale.

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About the Rapid Relief Team (RRT)

Every day in some small way, RRT volunteers offer a helping hand to those in need. For more information about the Rapid Relief Team, go to https://rrtglobal.org/

The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church established the RRT in 2013 to express the Church’s principles of care and compassion. The RRT is staffed by Church volunteers who provide catering services at a range of charitable events and emergencies.

The RRT has consistently demonstrated its ongoing commitment to support Health and Disability causes. In 2018 alone, the RRT deployed 1071 volunteers to support charities within this sector and served more than 7,800 meals at charitable events.

Globally, the RRT has more than 14,500 volunteers and operates in Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, France, the United States, Canada and Germany.