Focussing on the village of Kinglake, 65km from Melbourne, the book is divided into 2 sections and is both structurally well assembled and fluently written.

Part 1 deals with Jane’s tree change and the terror of the devastating fires of “Black Saturday”, 7 February, 2009. Generally recounted in the first person the terror of the fire is told by the author in the historic present tense and we are carried along by that urgency and fearfulness. The chapter The Day After continues with a slight lessening of tension and the The Longest Week then settles into an historic mood.

Part  II deals with the post traumatic period to the point of their return to a big red barn as a temporary dwelling, pending rebuilding. Of course much has been written generally of such stress. But little if anything of the environmental trauma; the loss of landscape and sounds and the indignity of being labelled a “Dangerous Property” or even a following, miserably wet and cold autumn and winter.

This is “one woman’s story”. It is absorbing reading and gives a valuable insight into issues which could affect Canyonleigh. Kinglake had catastrophic fire to the west at Whittlesea and eastwardly at Marysville and although well served in its village by the SES and the Country Fire Authority the main road wound through heavily timbered country. This book should stir us to be positive about property protection and our Fire Survival Plan.

Moreover, it is an easy read for aging eyes. Highly recommended!

Cyril Turner

This book and others are available at the General Store for borrowing.

For more information on how to write your Fire Survival Plan visit WWW.RFS.NSW.GOV.AU, or ring Frances Crown on 48789 272 to organise a one day training.

Should the lands around your home, sheds and living areas pose a potential bush fire threat, your local fire brigade can be of assistance with a controlled hazard reduction.  In our area, we only have the opportunity to do a controlled burn during Autumn due to koala activity in Spring.

Please contact our Captain Mark Pearson (Ph 0437 049 207) or Snr Deputy Captain Brett Bannerman (48 789 272) to discuss your needs.

Contact us now should you require the RFS to stage a hazard reduction in Autumn

Even though there have been no major fire incidents in 2011, the brigade has been busy with a number of activities and grant applications.  We have nearly completed the overhead rapid fill system in our shed which will dramatically reduce the time it takes to refill our fire trucks with water in times of emergency.  We have also repaired the guttering and downpipes on the shed and plumbed all this into the water tanks giving us 100,000 litres of storage at the shed. Successful grant applications to the Rural Fire Service Association and the Goulburn-Mulwarre Trust has enabled us to receive much-needed equipment for the brigade.  These  include a hi-pressure water cleaner to assist with cleaning the trucks, a new fridge to chill water and keep ice frozen and a wet and dry vacuum cleaner.

We also staged a Community Information Day at the Canyonleigh Store in late September to assist and discuss local residents Fire Plans. Of course, we can’t forget the national recognition the brigade, and in particular Frances Crown, received for the innovative women’s training program.

Thanks, also, to the many people who generously donated money to the Brigade over the past year which has enabled us to purchase office equipment and supplies, weather monitoring devices, new radio equipment, fittings enabling us to adapt from any size BSP fitting to our Storz fittings, hand tools to assist us in plumbing into farm and home water systems and a fourth drip torch for the Cat 1 truck.

CALLING NEW MEMBERS:
We are in need of new members to keep our Brigade viable.
Over the past few years a number of Brigade members have moved away from the area or retired.

To ensure that our bush fire brigade remains an effective force we need new members – whether you are a permanent resident or not.

We provide full training, ongoing courses (with national accreditation) and an opportunity to make new friends and acquaintances.

If you are interested, please contact Brett Bannerman.

Adrian Hyland
Non-fiction
The Text Publishing Company
2011

Adrian Hyland’s book isn’t one you pick up. In fact, it picks YOU up, and hurls you into the path of a “tsunami of roiling smoke and dancing flame… fifty metres high”. Together with the Victorian bushland community of Kinglake and other surrounding villages, you reel in horror as “massive bursts of igniting gas” protrude out of the fires that unleashed energy worth 1500 Hiroshima bombs on its hapless victims, Black Saturday, February 7, 2009.

The individual stories that make up “Kinglake-350” are a snapshot of the whole community’s experience: 173 people died that day and 2,000 homes were destroyed.

Kinglake-350 is the radio call-sign of Acting Sergeant Roger Wood. We follow Roger and others as they endure the horror of this fateful day.

There’s Senior Constable Cameron (Cam) Caine, who shared the grizzly task with Roger Wood of locating many of the dead: “huddled together in what might have been the living room. Two adults, two tiny children cradled in their arms… The image won’t leave him, though; hasn’t yet. Never will.” Roger and Cam went to every Kinglake funeral together.

Then there’s the crew of Kinglake Tankers One and Two, fighting until their “eyes throb, the throat burns… bodies are a mess of burns and blisters.”

There’s Carol Wilson back at the fire shed, who tells Roger she is protecting hundreds of people, “some burnt, some critically injured” with no outside help while all around the fire shed that “fearful, thousand engine roar” brings a “rain of embers… to batter the building” and over the road the fuel station explodes, shooting jets of flame out of the gas storage tanks below it.

Incredible survival stories are told. Moments of heroism and of loss: seconds where mothers, fathers, children are lost forever amid the inferno that even a thousand fire trucks would never control. Terrified residents who endured and survived the inferno realise “like a cold hand, the one cold thing in this black hell: it will never be safe outside” again.

The author also takes a close look at the history of fire in Australia, noting the differences between indigenous and early settler interpretations of its function in land management. The book discusses the psychology of arson, and the role of weather and climate conditions in creating “the blowtorch wind, the sudden chilling stillness, the rush and the roar, the bitter smoke, the devil’s hammers battering, the evil tongues of fire” that ravaged the land, leaving a “lunar landscape” in its wake.

There is no doubt that the awesome horror of this disaster is matched by Hyland’s ability to make the reader experience every shocking detail as if they were there. His narrative is punctuated with explosive description. His characterisation is detailed and perceptive, a result of time no doubt spent with these brave and stoic people.
Here in Canyonleigh, it is worth stopping for a day and letting this book take you on an unforgettable, heroic, fearful ride: it will propel you to be well prepared to defend your “bushfire risk zone” home.

Reviewed by Lisa Romano

Our brigade, and in particular Frances Crown, developed a unique training program called the Women’s Fire Awareness Program, which has been extended to many brigades around NSW.

On Friday 15 September 2011 Frances, accompanied by the brigade’s Brett Bannerman, Capt Mark Pearson along with supporter Carolyn Chaplin went to NSW Parliament House to accept the award from Minister for Police & Emergency Services, Michael Gallacher.

“There are many areas in New South Wales like Canyonleigh where properties can be cut-off in the event of bush fire” said Frances.

“The program, already staged a number of times here in Canyonleigh, is a valuable training tool for any remote rural community,” she added.

Frances also recognised the many members of the brigade that assisted with the program’s development and fine tuning, as well as the many women residents of Canyonleigh that participated in the training days.

COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Ever wondered what it is like to experience a severe bush fire?  Our brigade has purchased a number of books written by people who have lived through such fires, including the bushfires which recently affected Victoria.  These books are available to borrow from the Canyonleigh Store or simply peruse them over a cup of coffee.  Offering a personal insight into the lives of people that experienced this disaster, they are a valuable resource and stories of survival. The books are:

• Great Australian Bushfire Stories by Ian Mannix
• A Future in Flames by Danielle Clode
• Kinglake 350 by Adrian Hyland
• Without Warning: One womans story of Surviving Black Saturday by Jane O’Connor
• A Day Like No Other Black Saturday on the Kinglake Ranges by David A Johns

Take time to read Lisa Romano’s book review in this issue of the Chronicle.  Even if you learn one thing from reading the books, it may just save your life.

CLOSER TIES
On Saturday 22 October, our brigade played host to members of the Canyonleigh Community Association over a casual morning tea.

Captain Mark Pearson, Snr Dep Captain Brett Bannerman and Brigade Secretary Terry Biscoe, updated the Association on the brigade, its members, equipment and upcoming bush fire season.  Also discussed were proposed hazard reductions, how the two organisations can share various resources and assist in times of need.

“It was a very productive meeting between our organisations and I believe that we can work together effectively in the community,” said Mark Pearson.

Should you wish to discuss any aspect of property protection around your home, contact Mark Pearson on 0437 049 207

BUSH FIRE CONDITIONS
Although the brigade has two signs located in Canyonleigh to indicate daily bush fire ratings, during bush fire season conditions can change without notice.
The best way to get the latest bush fire ratings for our area is to visit the RFS web site at rfs.nsw.gov.au. This site will give you the daily rating as well as publishing around 4 pm each day the rating for the next 24hrs. Remember it is critical you make your Stay and Defend or Leave Early decision based upon the weather and the fire danger rating not on whether there is a fire nearby.

THANK YOU
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the Peter Smith who so generously made and donated new our bright red letterbox.

We would also like to take this opportunity to wish the community a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and thank the many people in Canyonleigh that have generously assisted us over the past 12 months.

A few years ago, Frances had a vision to build the skills of women who found themselves on their own at their property during fire season. Using her own skills as a workplace trainer, Frances put together a one day course that covers the fundamentals of being prepared in the case of a bush fire threat. The course covers how a fire behaves, how to prepare your property, what to wear, how to organise your children and visitors, as well as what to do as a fire approaches. During the practical side of the course the women get to hook up and start a fire pump and put out a fire using a fire hose. It’s a course that is a necessity for rural communities like ours.

The course has now been picked up by other RFS Brigades with Frances training a group of 30 women at Mandemar in September and another group running a day at Robertson this month. The course has also drawn the attention of the RFS State Headquarters.

Canyonleigh group at the awards were Tanyia Tucker - RFS, Bob Simpson - RFS, Mark Pearson - Cptn Canyonleigh, Hon Michael Gallacher, Carolyn Chaplin, Frances Crown, Lyn Crown, Brett Bannerman - Snr Dep Cptn Canyonleigh, Shane Fitzsimmons - Commissioner RFS

Through the 2011 Safer Communities Awards, Frances and the team at Canyonleigh Bush Fire Brigade have been officially recognised for their hard work and vision. Receiving the award for Highly Commended in the NSW State Finals, the Women’s Fire Awareness Program was acknowledged by the Hon Michael Gallacher, Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Catherine Buchanan from the Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department, Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch – Head of Joint Emergency Services and RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons.
The Safer Communities Awards cover all aspects of community safety and resilience with an emergency management focus.

State and Territory award winners are decided and recognised first, and in turn become finalists for the National Awards to be held in Canberra later this year.

In addressing the NSW award recipients at Parliament House in Macquarie Street, speakers paid tribute to the work being done in communities to build resilience and being prepared to be better able to respond in a crisis.

Catherine Buchanan described how the Australian Safer Communities Awards encourage best practice and innovation from individuals and communities. She went on to pay tribute to the 500,000 emergency services volunteers and added that the awards had received 850 entries since inception with 100 entries received nationally this year alone.

In announcing the NSW State Finalists, Michael Gallacher said, “It is important to recognise the great work our emergency services agencies do to educate the public about disaster risk – ultimately making this state safer and more prepared for emergencies when they do occur.”

NSW winners were:
NSW Rural Fire Service – Hotspots Fire Project
Campbelltown City Council – Campbelltown Home Emergency Kit
Ambulance Service NSW – Calling an Ambulance Migrant Education Program
NSW State Emergency Service – Tweed Shire Aged & Disabled Flood Safe Guide

Highly Commended:
Ambulance Service NSW – Renal Enable Project
Canyonleigh Rural Fire Service – Women’s Fire Awareness Program
Goodooga Community Working Party – Goodooga Flooding Project
Congratulations to Frances and her team at Canyonleigh RFS.

It is critical to ensure that you have your Fire Plan in place and that everyone in your home is familiar with the plan in the event of fire.  You can download a fire plan from the RFS web site (rfs.nsw.gov.au and follow the links).  If you are unsure about your own fire plan, or wish to ask any questions, the Canyonleigh Bush Fire Brigade is holding a community information day at the Canyonleigh Store on Sunday 25 September between 8.00 am and 4.00 pm.

Feel free to join us for a cup of coffee or tea. (our shout!) Talk with members of your brigade about your fire plan: what you need to do to prepare your home and property, whether you should stay or evacuate in case of a fire, or if you need assistance to prepare your home.  Fire Plan brochures and information sheets will be available and our two fire trucks, CAT1 and CAT 7, will be on hand.
As mentioned, we don’t know what this bush fire season will bring, but it is always best to be prepared.  If you are travelling into or out of Canyonleigh, always check the bush fire rating signs.  We have two: one at the eastern end of Canyonleigh Road and one at the intersection of Canyonleigh and Tugalong Roads.

If you have significant fuel load around your house, or any of your farm assets, have you considered a hazard reduction burn? All you need to do to organise these is contact the Captain Mark Pearson on 0437 0409 207 and he or a representative will come out and assess the situation. All the paperwork required is taken care of by us, all we ask is that you are home on day of the burn and for a couple of days afterwards. Please note that it does take a couple of months to complete the paperwork and due to Canyonleigh being classified as Koala habitat we cannot burn in spring; all burns therefore have to be done in autumn.

We are also calling on expressions of interest from the women of Canyonleigh who wish to participate in our women’s fire awareness training day.  This unique program, designed by our own Brigade, has met with tremendous support from all over the state.  Even if you attended one of our previous training days and would like to refresh those things you learnt, you are only too welcome to join us again.  Contact Frances Crown on 48789 272, but hurry as spaces are limited.

Unloading Tank

The four 35,000 litre concrete water tanks have been located at strategic points in Canyonleigh: the end of Hawkshill Road (also providing protection to Nandi and Wattle Flats road residents), mid Tugalong Road (9km mark), Bangadilly Road (12km mark and providing protection to Bangadilly Road residents) and north Tugalong Road (18km mark).Each tank has the capacity to fill 35 of the smaller ‘Cat 7’ trucks with tank capacities of 1,000 ltrs or 12 of the larger ‘Cat 1’ trucks which have tank capacities of some 3,000 litres.

The installation of these emergency water tanks is significant for property protection in the Canyonleigh region. With 45,000 litres of water stored at the fire shed and known water points at the lower and upper ends of Tugalong Road, along Canyonleigh and Inverary roads and at Paddys River, there are now reliable water points no more than 5km apart throughout the area.

The funding for the tanks was sourced from Federal, State and Brigade funds. The project came in under Budget, the final cost being around $35,000. This was principally due to the earthworks being cheaper than forecast and a saving of $8,000 off the original tank quote. The Brigade used some of its own funds and gratefully acknowledges the contribution of the local community and Mittagong RFS who also contributed funds.

The Brigade has also lodged grants for a new fridge, a vacuum cleaner and a high pressure water cleaner with the Rural Fire Service Association. We are in the process of  lodging a submission with Clubs NSW through the CDSE program for a grant to complete some internal and external plumbing at the Fire Shed, including a new transfer pump. We were also successful earlier this year receiving a $1,000 donation from the Goulburn- Mulwaree Veolia Trust.

This completes the major grant applications for 2011. For 2012 the Brigade is planning to lodge a grant for a top of the range weather station located at the Fire Shed. Provided we can source sponsorship for the Internet link the weather data will be uploaded in real time to the Brigade’s website (currently being built courtesy of Cindy Pryma). Canyonleigh residents will be able to log in from wherever they are to get accurate local weather for Canyonleigh.

If anyone is interested in sponsoring the Internet plan and the website please contact Brett Bannerman on 4878 9272. It is hoped that the weather station will be operational by June 2012.

The final major purchase the Brigade is hoping to make is a handheld thermal imaging camera allowing us to more easily identify hot spots and lightning strikes. Mittagong RFS has informed us a manufacturer is soon to conduct a demonstration, once the results of this are known we will be able to make a determination of its viability.

We welcome five new members: Duane Bove, Matt Burley and Rob Crough (who have all completed their basic training) will be joined by Brownyn and Ray Grantham whom we hope to have trained for the 2011 summer season. The Brigade also welcomes two Automated Emergency Defibrillation (AED) devices, one for each truck. We hope to have completed training in the use of the aids by the end of winter 2011.

Canyonleigh Bush Fire Brigade Captain Mark Pearson (left) and Senior Deputy Captain Brett Bannerman (right)

While it can be seen that the Brigade is working to enhance the safety of the community please remember that the principal responsibility for your safety is yourself. Make sure you have a fire plan and you are thoroughly prepared for the upcoming fire season. With floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis and hurricanes all recently striking various areas around the world please remember we are in the most bush fire prone area on this planet and it is only with planning and action that we can mitigate the effects of a fire when it happens.

If you would like assistance with developing your fire plan please ring and lodge your interest with Frances Crown on 4878 9272 as there is a one day training that we provide, free of charge, to assist in this process. We need 10 people to make this program viable. As has been mentioned previously this program, which was designed by the Canyonleigh Brigade, has been adopted by the RFS for Statewide implementation. The next day is scheduled for 24 September 2011.

Now is the time to prepare for the 2011 season. If you have an area on your property that you believe needs hazard reduction performed, or you have identified any area in Canyonleigh that concerns you, all you have to do is notify our Captain, Mark Pearson, on 4868 3076 or 0437 049 207. Once notified we will come out and measure fuel loads and determine the strategic importance of the identified area. Mittagong RFS will then conduct all the environmental and legal checks and decide if burning or some other action is required to reduce the hazard.

If burning is determined as being appropriate a burn certificate is issued and when the right weather conditions are achieved the Brigade will then conduct the burn. Obtaining the right conditions requires a lot of patience so please let us know now as it can take 2 years before the burn can proceed.

The Canyonleigh Bushfire Brigade  AGM was held on Wednesday 13 April 2011 and we are pleased to announce the following positions

President: Ron Stahl

Vice President: Laird Stewart

Secretary: Terry Biscoe

Captain: Mark Pearson

Senior Deputy Captain & Community Safety Officer:
Brett Bannerman

Deputy Captains:
Peter Attreed
John Kay
Michael Trevisiol

Equipment Officers:
Dave Hough, Adam Stefanuik

Keep safe and be prepared.

Brett: Just after we moved to Canyonleigh in 2002 I was looking to join an organisation `with a purpose’.  I had previously done some bush fire training with Outdoor Education so one Wednesday night in 2003 I dropped into the old Fire Shed to introduce myself and the rest is history!

What was the biggest fire you have attended?
Mark: It would have to have been the Willow Vale fire in 2001/02. The only word I can use is ‘devastating’.  When we arrived the fire had already been through.  We could actually hear the roar of the fire in the distance. We could see the people who had lost their homes, buildings and sheds were still smouldering and flames were still flaring from gas pipes.  We all felt extremely vulnerable, especially when embers lit up the grass around us.

You could tell by the look in Mark’s eyes that those images had been indelibly etched into his memory.

Brett: The biggest logistic event I have attended was the Victorian bush fires in 2009 as a driver in our Cat 7 truck. I can remember on the first morning, even though we stationed in suburbs, feeling the wind, smelling the smoke and observing the obscured sunrise. Knowing we were going into the fire zone certainly increased the anxiety levels however we were fortunate as the anticipated weather conditions didn’t arrive and there were no outbreaks.

The biggest fire I have attended was Tumut in 2006.  We were part of a twelve truck task force.  We were heading to the fire ground when the fire in front of us developed into a crown fire.  We had to turn the trucks around on a small mountain road and backtrack as it became too dangerous to fight the fire.

The recent Big Hill fire – was Canyonleigh at risk?
Brett: The biggest threat to Canyonleigh was on the first day of the fire when the weather was most conducive to fire spread and impact. Like all fires it was difficult to predict what the fire was going to do so a lot of resources were deployed on the second day in anticipation of more dangerous weather. Fortunately the weather made it possible to contain the fire and it was held at the Wollondilly River.

Mark: The fire, at that time, had the potential to sweep through Canyonleigh right up to Tugalong.

Brett: If the fire had crossed the river and got into the country behind Ditterly, it would have been difficult to stop.  There were similarities to this fire and the 1979 fires that hit the district so a lot of forward planning was occurring.

Mark: The threat to Canyonleigh was very real. Luckily, Mother Nature smiled on us the next day and the winds dropped right off.  The front was contained and put it out over the next few days.

What has being a member of the brigade brought to you?
Brett:  It enhances my involvement in the community and the feeling of belonging.  It has also highlighted for me the importance of planning and preparation. You get to know the community: there is a sense of accomplishment (for me) when I see people’s fire plans and the preparations they have made.

Mark: Its also the mateship with members who all have a common goal.  I have also developed a better understanding of the bush and the weather – I look at it differently these days.  As Captain, my role is made easier by having experienced brigade members, including past Captains.

What does the future bring?
Brett: The brigade needs to get younger and we need to target people with experience and the right skill-sets.  We need motivated people who are team players.

Mark: As the area grows, so too, the brigade needs to grow.  We need people with motivation to help their community and learn new skills.  Being part of the RFS is an enriching experience.

Brigade News
The Canyonleigh Bush Fire Brigade AGM will be held on Wednesday 13 April at 7.30 pm.  All members (or anyone wishing to join) are urged to attend.

Hazard Reductions in the Canyonleigh area are planned for the 2nd and/or 9th April (weather dependent). Should we be able to burn on these days community notification will occur prior to the event.

2010 saw a number of major changes for the Canyonleigh Brigade.  John Kay, after seven years as our Captain, stepped aside in favour of Mark Pearson.  John will take the role as Deputy Captain, along with Peter Attreed, Mick Trevisiol and newly appointed Senior Deputy Captain Brett Bannerman.  Mark has been actively involved in the Brigade since 1997, a time when he and his family lived in the Canyonleigh area. Before being voted in as our new Captain, Mark held the positions of Deputy and Senior Deputy Captain.  Whilst he now lives in Bowral with wife Joanne, he has chosen to be a member, and Captain, of our brigade and is ably supported by all brigade members.
According to the Brigade’s President, and long time member and past Captain, Ron Stahl, Mark’s appointment as Captain continues a tradition of experienced bush fire fighters in the role.

“Our Brigade has been so lucky in the past.  Marks joins the ranks of people such as John Kay and Peter Attreed as our Captain – all with strong and professional experience in such an important community role,” says Ron.

The Canyonleigh Brigade, whilst quite small in numbers, can boast one of the most experienced and highly trained group of senior personnel.  Combined, our Captain and Deputy Captains can boast some 50 years or more of hands-on RFS experience.

This year also saw the replacement of one of our older fire trucks with a new model.  The new Category 7 (Cat 7) fire truck is smaller and lighter, with the ability to reach any potential fires fairly quickly.  It can carry a crew of 3 and has a water capacity of some 800 litres.  The second of our trucks, the Category 1 (Cat 1) is much larger, carries a crew of up to 7 people and a tank capacity of some 3000 litres of water.

We were also successful at gaining a State & Federal Government grant for the purchase and location of four emergency water tanks, strategically located around Canyonleigh, in case of emergencies and limited water supply during times of dry weather.

So, 2010 was quite a year of progress and positive change for the Canyonleigh Bush Fire Brigade.  Of course, we are always on the look-out for new members.  Whether you are a full-time resident, or a weekend resident (and we do have quite a few), you are welcome to join our brigade: feel free to give Brett Bannerman a call on 4878 9272.

In the next issue of The Chronicle we will bring you more news and information and let you know a bit more about our members.

This course is unique as there is only one other course of a similar nature like it in NSW. The programs have been so successful that word of mouth comments by former participants have reached Rural Fire Service Headquarters in Sydney. On the most recent program they sent their head of Community Education to study it as they endeavour to roll out a state-wide program to increase community fire awareness and readiness.
The course did not just happen. It has not just been thrown together by keen yet unskilled volunteers. Merging the backgrounds of the people involved in the program reveals the following statistics.

There are 3 educational degrees, 1 counselling degree, a Masters degree in social ecology and 2 science degrees held by the design team.
The design team included 2 former captains, the current captain and senior deputy captain. The total Rural Fire Service experience in this team is approaching 100 years.

The 2 principal facilitators have over 50 years combined adult educational experience between them. They are former Corporate Trainers with previous clients including the Commonwealth bank. 2 other facilitators are both Rural Fire Service certified instructors.
Each course has around 60 people hours involved in its setup and facilitation.

To quote on this course commercially the facilitators would charge around $500 per person. This includes the use of the training venue, the back up safety equipment and the back up safety facilitators required to run such a hands on program.

This is a unique opportunity to take advantage of a free course that is not available anywhere else and that may save your life and that of your family/friends. Why not take that first step and ring Frances Crown 4878 9272 to arrange your enrolment.

AIDER PROGRAM

Last year an article was published requesting expressions of interest from the elderly or infirm who wished take advantage of NSW State funding for property maintenance and bushfire protection. Unfortunately we did not have sufficient interest to qualify for this funding.
If you would like to be considered please ring Brett Bannerman on 48789 272, to register your interest.