Galston Rural Fire Brigade 75th Anniversary
Mr MATT KEAN ( Hornsby ) ( 18:13 ): Tonight I am delighted to congratulate the volunteers of the Galston Rural Fire Brigade on the seventy-fifth anniversary of the brigade. Following the devastating Black Saturday fires that swept through the Hills district in 1939, the local residents of Galston came together with Hornsby Shire Council to establish the Hornsby Shire Volunteer Bushfire Brigade. On 23 April 1941 the first captain, president, six lieutenants and other office bearers were elected to run the brigade.
