The site of the former Glenaladale Presbyterian Church once housed an old weatherboard building which had been used as a Presbyterian Church in Lucknow, originally built in 1891.
The building was moved to the Glenaladale site in 1960, but was later moved about 1990 to its present site in Ligar Street, where it is used as an Art Workshop. |
The Bairnsdale Uniting Church has a strong reputation of community support, and so it seemed a very natural development to donate the land to the CFA at the cost of transfer of title and conveyancing, for the purpose of complementing the present CFA building at the adjacent site.
The idea to transfer the land took hold back in April 2015. The block is situated on the Fernbank/Glenaladale Road and is 6500sqft – 607sqm, and has rural zoning. By the time we made submissions to Presbytery, Synod, and then the CFA, solicitors in Melbourne became involved, and it was July 2016 before titles were finally transferred and the exchange was announced in a press release. Bairnsdale Uniting Church have continued to support the Glenaladale CFA with donations: first to add equipment to their fire truck, secondly for the purchase of an air conditioning unit for the CFA shed – a welcome addition for the people who are waiting to keep us safe from fires on those 40 degree days. On 2nd March 2022, Rev. Rosalie Rayment-Hewitt, husband John and Marilyn Cassidy, met with the brigade at their presentation night, where awards were given to various CFA members, demonstrating an aggregation of nearly 400 years of service within the CFA. Among the most auspicious presentations for the evening were 4 National medals which are awarded by the Governor General, General David Hurley, who unfortunately was not on hand to present these awards for diligence, among other aspects. Rev. Rosalie presented the CFA with a donation of $500 on behalf of the Bairnsdale Uniting Church, which they are keen to use to purchase a much needed winch for their fire truck. |