Tatiara Country Fire Service volunteers Alan Morcom (Keith), Hugh Hill (Laffer) and Barry Carter (Senior) received their 50 Year SACFS Service Medal at the weekend celebration.
Tatiara's Country Fire Service Volunteers were honoured at Mundulla Memorial Hall, receiving medals and commemorations for achievements and years of dedicated service to the area.
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Mr Barry Carter said he always had a story to tell, following his years working alongside CFS volunteers.
"We had a budget to run, I think, 14 trucks in Tatiara, of $120,000 and, boy that was tight," he said.
"It is a lot better today, despite complications."
Mr Carter, Mr Morcom and Mr Hill share their 50 year service medal with less than 400 South Australian volunteers since 2009.
The event celebrated recipients of National Medals, SACFS Service Medals and Life Membership recognition.
Many members of the Tatiara district were honored recipients at the awards ceremony, however, many could not attend for personal reasons.
These individuals were still named and recognised throughout the afternoon and absence apologies were given by Mr Andrew Lawson, master of ceremony.
"Never under value... never under estimate the value of the country fire service volunteers," he said.
"Please, wear your full sized medal with pride."
Medals and recognition went to many CFS volunteers around the district.
National Emergency Medal
- Bordertown's Brandon Couzner, Vee Croser, Mark Harding, Aaron Milne, Darryl Napper and Jeremy Spaan
- Keith's Matthew Egel, Paul Eriksen, David Fry. Bronwyn Morcom, Kyall Presgrave, Jason Wayman, Lachlan Wayman, Montana Wayman and Jullian Wood
- Laffer's Samuel Densley
- Mundulla's Matthew Drummond, Chelsea Pedersen, Ross Pike, Damien Van de Velde and Brenton Wiese
- Willalooka's Flynn Evans, Fred Evans, Siobhan Evans, Daniel Harrip and Geoffrey Keatley
National Medal
- Bordertown's Deane Carter and Wesley Twigden
- Padthaway's Samantha Cottee and Robert Galbraith
First Clasp to National Medal
- Bordertown's Trevor Carter, Rosemary Dohnt, Darryl Napper and Kim Nicholls
- Padthaway's Roland Longbottom
- Willalooka's Ian Carr, Scott Francis, Steven Graetz, Geoffrey Keatley and Phillip Walladge
Second Clasp to National Medal
- Bordertown's Trevor Carter
- Padthaway's Phillip Giles
- Willalooka's Geoffrey Keatley and Douglas Mitton
Third Clasp to National Medal
- Bordertown's Trevor Crane
SACFS Service Medal
- Bordertown's Vee Croser and Mark Harding
- Keith's Patrick Monaghan
- Senior's Andrew Finlayson
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20 Year Clasp
- Bordertown's Deanne Butler and Peter Crane
- Laffer's Stuart Allen
- McCallum's Matthew Fiebig
- Western Flat's Adam Belluzzo, Steve Funke and Richard Reardon
30 Year Clasp
- Bangham's Denis McCarthy, Stephen McCarthy, David Will and Peter Woodman
- Bordertown's Darryl Nappre
- Keith's Martyn Codrington
- Kongal's Phillip Crane and Bruce Hunt
- Laffer's Darryl Brook
- Mundulla's Keith Hinge
- Padthaway's Robert Galbraith
- Sherwood's Paul Wood
- Western Flat's Rodney Donnell
- Willalooka's Susan Carr
- Wolseley's David Makin
40 Year Clasp
- Keith's Robert Densley
- Kongal's David Lock and Gary Lock
- McCallum's David Altus
- Mundulla's Brenton Weise
- Senior's Margaret Carter, Gregory Paech
- Sherwood's Rodney Bartlett and John Fry
50 Year SACDS Service Medal
- Keith's Alan Morcom
- Laffer's Hugh Hill
- Senior's Barry Carter
SACFS Life Membership
- Bordertown's Deane Carter, Darryl Napper, Kim Nicholls and Wesley Twigden
- Padthaway's Samantha Cottee, Robert Galbraith, Phillip Giles, Roland Longbottom and Mark Sadler
- Wolseley's Steven Brown, David Makin and Peter McLellan
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