	{"id":66702,"date":"2020-01-30T05:52:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T18:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=66702"},"modified":"2020-01-27T17:36:53","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T06:36:53","slug":"pollies-on-ground-at-lexton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/pollies-on-ground-at-lexton\/","title":{"rendered":"Pollies on ground at Lexton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LEXTON\u2019S BlazeAid volunteers were joined on Monday morning by three tiers of government representation.<\/p>\n<p>Making a visit to the operation\u2019s camp base and out to farmland where the initiative is rebuilding fences, Member for Ripon Louise Staley, Member for Wannon Dan Tehan, and Pyrenees shire council mayor Cr Tanya Kehoe saw the damage and local needs firsthand.<\/p>\n<p>Lexton BlazeAid camp coordinator, Janis Hobbs said the pollies arrived early, just like other volunteers, to attend the daily compulsory muster, collect their protective gear like glasses, hi-vis vests and gloves, and get a buddy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey came in, signed up, and Louise drove one of the cars in a carpool group that went out,\u201d Ms Hobbs said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were working with a local farmer who\u2019s the team leader for the day, and they met another farmer who was fire affected.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66704\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66704\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-66704\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/01\/BlazeAid1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janis Hobbs said volunteers not only build the fences a farmer wants and needs, but provide emotional support. 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We\u2019ve had a fellow from Afghanistan, it\u2019s just fantastic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the politicians to see the circumstances that we operate in, then what they say will be meaningful when they go and report what\u2019s going on to other government bodies that may be able to help provide services that we need to support the communities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEXTON\u2019S BlazeAid volunteers were joined on Monday morning by three tiers of government representation. 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