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Neighbour muster helps Rockleigh CFS support group fight fire with fire
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Neighbour muster helps Rockleigh CFS support group fight fire with fire

An annual get-together supports local firefighters as well as helping neighbours get to know one another.

Peri Strathearn
Jul 19
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Cruz the dog, Neville Scholz, Dave Beckett, Gayl Gogel, Bec Pym and Mark Truman huddle up beside the fire at Sunday’s Rockleigh neighbour muster. Photo: Peri Strathearn.

A bonfire provides more than just a bit of warmth – it gives people an excuse to get together for a good cause.

That was the case at Rockleigh on Sunday, as about 50 people disregarded the bracing cold around a burning stump beside the old school house.

Officially, the annual neighbour muster was a fundraiser and connection-building exercise for the Rockleigh CFS Support Group, which supplies the local Country Fire Service brigade with the equipment its volunteers use to keep locals safe.

Unofficially, it was one of the social events of the year.

The sun shines through for a moment on an otherwise chilly afternoon. Photo: Penny Heighes.

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