Five Minuters

Mark Drury:

Mark spoke of his recent experience deployed to the bushfires in Victoria (Gippsland Area). He was part of a taskforce of 20 deployed at Mt. Hotham. This fire burnt 85,000 hectares. There was a massive effort to contain these fires. Victoria has lots of resources for firefighting – helicopters, bulldozers and other equipment. Mark said that the conditions were extremely dangerous.

He spent 6 days at Mt. Hotham and then moved to Hayfield where there was another 80,000 hectare fire – several people were killed and 23 houses burnt. Mark said that the firefighting in Victoria was very different, riskier and less safe than we do here. After that fire Mark was sent closer to Melbourne where it rained and put the fire out – allowing the team to go home.

Joy McCaffrey: Joy gave us an overview of her career. She is a local –a Lansdowner. Her first job was with solicitors and she worked with Bruce Cowan until his retirement, then going to health services where she was involved with setting up clinical programs for nursing students from UNE. From there she went into the Financial Planning industry. She is a financial advisor. She has had a wonderful career with good employers and where she has met many lovely people. She is currently studying for her Diploma of Accountancy. Joy and her business partner own their own accountancy business which is in its fourth year of operation, Weeks and McCaffrey – and which she is enjoying.

Joy gave us an overview of her career. She is a local –a Lansdowner. Her first job was with solicitors and she worked with Bruce Cowan until his retirement, then going to health services where she was involved with setting up clinical programs for nursing students from UNE. From there she went into the Financial Planning industry. She is a financial advisor. She has had a wonderful career with good employers and where she has met many lovely people. She is currently studying for her Diploma of Accountancy. Joy and her business partner own their own accountancy business which is in its fourth year of operation, Weeks and McCaffrey – and which she is enjoying.

Joy is married to Terry. She is proud of her two beautiful children, Sam in his final year of law, and Kirby, who is currently studying personal training.

Joy is our current President-elect.