Community funding for rural fire

Stephen Andrew statement on community funding for rural fire

Community funds state of the art No8 Rural Fire Appliance for our Kunwarara (Aboriginal for “water under the ground”) thanks to all the RFBAQ Officers and to Mayor Andy Ireland and to Swadling Families who will be looking after us with the aid of the great fire fighting and emergency response vehicle.
There were 8 of these appliances delivered through Community funding, to the tune of $1 Million. Running just that little bit short Livingstone Shire Council chipped in to finish the Project, so a big thank you to all our Councillors, Mayor and Staff.
My pledge is to kit this Unit out like I did our Ogmore Unit, with a new Chainsaw with spare everything, so the Teams can swap parts and chains so they can keep running when the chips are down.
Our units will cover a major part of our highway from South of St Lawrence to just below the Caves, let me tell you we are in great hands, with some of the most practical and decent people I know.
These people volunteer their time and to me that commitment is priceless and no hourly rate would suffice and cater for the service and dedication of our volunteers. Thanks to you all for keeping us safe and reassured that we know your there.
Oh and I should mention the solar powered transportable transmission tower. VHF and UHF capabilities that will hold 10 Days no problems. Imagine that on the Range during our bushfires at places like Eungella, Blue Mountains, Carmilla Alton Downs to help frontline and support people.
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Help make Aussie vaccine available

Stephen Andrew statement on making Aussie vaccine available

Vaxine Pty Ltd, the Australian company behind COVAX-19, have announced outstanding results on completion of its Phase 3 clinical trials in Iran. The vaccine has shown highly successful levels of protection against both the Covid-19 virus and its Delta variant, easily surpassing the WHO and FDA criteria for Covid-19 vaccine approval.
There were also NO deaths or adverse reactions such as thrombosis or myocarditis observed amongst trial participants. So successful were the trials, in fact, that the vaccine has been awarded “market authorisation” by Iran’s FDA, making it the first synthetic spike protein vaccine, anywhere in the world, to achieve market approval – even beating its much larger competitors Sanofi and Novavax. This means the people of Iran can now freely access COVAX-19 under its trade name, Spikogen.
The developers of COVAX-19 want Australians to also be given the option of using their vaccine, but the cost of submitting an application for regulatory approval with Australia’s TGA, could end up totalling $500,000. Without Australian government support or any pre-purchase orders in place, the company simply can’t afford this. It has therefore taken the unusual step of setting up a GoFundMe campaign to try and raise the funds it needs to obtain TGA approval, directly from the Australian public.
Freedom of choice is imperative and right now, Australians are NOT being given any choice when it comes to what type of vaccine they want injected into their bodies.
There are significant differences between the COVAX-19 vaccine and those of Big Pharma:
1. It is the only vaccine completely developed in Australia;
2. It is a protein vaccine, that uses medical technology that is well-established;
3. Contains no graphene nanoparticles or foetal cells; and
4. Is NOT a ‘gene-based’ vaccine like the ones on offer from Pfizer and AstraZeneca.
Anyone out there who believes in “choice” and wants to support a trusted Australian vaccine company, can do so, by donating via the GoFundMe link.
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