Brigade to fire up Australia Day breakfast

AN annual event will return to the region later this month with members of the Linton Fire Brigade set to put on their traditional Australia Day breakfast.

Taking place from 8am at the Linton Recreation Reserve, the brigade’s Captain Gavin Ross said the event is about giving back to the community.

“We’ll charge a small fee, around $5, for a bit of a breakfast and a get-together. Any profit we’ll donate this year to the Woady Yaloak Kindergarten,” he said.

“It’ll be a basic breakfast with cereal, toast, bacon and eggs, sausage, also tea and coffee, that sort of thing. It’s hopefully a bit of a mix for everyone.

“To be able to get the community involved and together is always a good thing. We enjoy hosting it and from the brigade’s perspective we want to give back to the community.”

Though the event is not primarily a fundraiser, cash from previous breakfasts have gone towards groups like the Linton Men’s Shed, primary school, and food pantry.

The results of the town’s community planning survey, launched last year during the Linton Town Wide Garage Sale, are set to be revealed during the event.

Captain Ross said the breakfast is always a well-attended event for the town.

“It’s been going for in excess of well over 10 years,” he said. “We get usually about 100 people or more so it’s quite a strong community event.

“We often get people in the community we don’t generally see who’ll come down for it and see what it’s about. There’s also groups from out of town that will come out.

“It’s probably one of the most popular events for the town.”