Thursday, 10 March 2022

Malcolm Cameron

Mrs McARTHUR (Western Victoria) (10:09): Today I rise to pay tribute to an amazing man. Malcolm Cameron was 16 when he turned up at the Connewarre fire brigade, and in 2020, to mark his 70th year of contribution as a volunteer to the fire brigade, he was awarded his medal for that service—an incredible contribution to volunteering in this state. I was very pleased to join Malcolm at the fire brigade. We want to celebrate people who work so hard as volunteers, putting their lives on the line, making sure that people are safe, making sure that as many properties as can be helped are not burnt out. He has done an extraordinary job looking after people in fire-prone areas. He fought in the Ash Wednesday fires. He has put his life on the line on numerous occasions. We have to celebrate people like Malcolm Cameron because there are not many of them around, and to give 70 years service to a fire brigade is quite extraordinary. What a wonderful man. He is still turning up at the fire brigade to support the CFA.