Eaglehawk business goes great for grandmother

FOR some it could be a case of blokes just doing their job, but when one great-grandmother recently had major car trouble, the fellas from Natrad Eaglehawk stepped in to go above and beyond.

Now Ellen Creely has said she’s very grateful for their repair work and commitment after her car’s radiator blew up in the late summer heat.

Late last month, Ms Creely was heading into town on a “stinking hot day,” and on her way down to the Chapel Street lights her car start making weird noises and she noticed the radiator gauge had “shot up.”

By the time she got to Natrad Ms Creely was told by Glenn Billett, one of the business owners, that she’d have to leave it overnight.

But that was going to be challenging as Ms Creely said she desperately needed the car as soon as possible as she had to take her great-grandson, who has a disability, to his appointments.

“When they knocked off, they stayed back and worked afterhours, which I didn’t expect them to do,” she said. “That’s what brought it to my attention, I thought, well, he’s a genuine businessman.

“He rang me the next morning and said we’ve done your car and I just about cried because I was in disbelief. He was great.”

Mr Billett, on the other hand, didn’t think there was anything to it.

“We were just doing our job,” he said.

Ms Creely’s grandson goes to Bendigo Special Development School in Kangaroo Flat and she’s dependent on her vehicle to get him and herself around.

“I need the car to take him to wherever, so I can’t be without my car,” she said.