Honour for tireless volunteer

By Lachlan Ellis

A petition to commemorate a local legend, by renaming his beloved recreation reserve in his honour, has been accepted by Moorabool Shire Council, with over 100 people backing the renaming.

A petition to rename the Elaine Recreation Reserve the ‘Ron Read Recreation Reserve’ came before Council at its Ordinary Meeting on Wednesday 1 June, with a whopping 106 signatures attached to the petition.

Mr Read, a former President of the Elaine Recreation Reserve Committee of Management, spent more than three decades tending to the reserve, and was known as a hard-working volunteer, attending many community events.

He passed away last year on 6 September 2021, with the petition stating that the signatories “feel that it would be a lasting tribute to a man who put in more than 30 years tending to his much loved reserve for the benefit of the entire community”.

“Ron was a tireless worker for every community event, from working around the reserve, tending to our beautiful trees, watering them when there were periods of no rainfall for months. Whenever there was an event, he would be seen manning the BBQ. He was so proud of our Recreation Reserve he always put his hand up whenever anything needed doing, he was the driving force around the township of Elaine for many years,” the petition read.

Councillors voted unanimously to accept the petition and commission a report into the renaming, that will now be prepared by Council officers.

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in the 7 June 2022 edition
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