Three long serving Country Fire Authority (CFA) members have been presented with life membership at the recent District 5 Headquarters Brigade Awards Evening at Penshurst.
The CFA said Peter Waldron from Hamilton, along with Gerard Monro and Daryl Love from Warrnambool, all joined the CFA in the 1960’s.
“Peter Waldron has officially been a member of the CFA since 1960,” CFA said.
“But like many children who grew up on a farm, Peter was out fighting fires long before he was old enough to be officially enrolled as a member,” it said.
The CFA said Mr Monro had joined the Kangaroo Flat brigade as a volunteer in 1964 and was the brigade’s 1st Lieutenant from 1975 to 1979.
“During his time at Kangaroo Flat Gerard was an active member of the brigade running team and reportedly a champion ladder man,” CFA said.
“In 2006 Gerard moved to Warrnambool to become a District 4 and 5 Structural Instructor,” it said.
“There are no doubt a great many firefighters across the south west region that have benefited from Gerard’s knowledge and experience.”
The CFA said Mr Love joined the Nhill Fire Brigade as a volunteer in 1966 and less than three years later commenced what would be a 47-year career with the CFA.
“He has served as a firefighter and station officer at Dandenong, Geelong and Warrnambool.”
“Daryl’s next role was training the next generation of firefighters from 2001 until he retired in 2012, after which he joined the Headquarters Brigade and served as its 1st Lieutenant from 2012 till 2016,” the CFA said.
