At the start of the 2023/2024 fire season, members of the Clonbinane brigade management team met with Lisa Gibbons (General Manager), Geoff Pollock (Operations Manager) and Jonna Maclean (Land Manager) of the Southern Cross Gold (SXG) team to thank them for a recent donation towards the purchase of some new equipment for our vehicles.  

Some of the items purchased through this donation included a new Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC) for Clonbinane Tanker 2 and new blackout hoses. This new equipment will assist our members when we are blacking out (making a fire safe after it has been controlled, by extinguishing or removing burning material along or near the fireline). The TIC will assist members with identifying hotspots in fires and the new hoses are smaller/lighter and will help reduce fatigue to members when carrying/moving around a fireground. Other items donated to the brigade include helmet torches, to assist members when light conditions are fading.

Although, we haven’t had much use for these items this fire season we have been training with the equipment and feel fortunate knowing that we have this equipment on hand if needed in the future.

Thank you to Southern Cross Gold for your ongoing support towards our brigade in assisting us to better protect our community.

Pictured below (Left to Right): Ross Hibbert (3rd Lieutenant, Clonbinane CFA), Lisa Gibbons (General Manager, SXG), Meagan Hibbert (Secretary, Clonbinane CFA), Tommy Snaith (Captain, Clonbinane CFA), Thomas Finnigan (Treasurer, Clonbinane CFA), Geoff Pollock (Operations Manager, SXG) & Jonna Maclean (Land Manager, SXG)