Charlestown Electorate Santa Runs

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12 February 2025

Ms JODIE HARRISON (Charlestown—Minister for Women, Minister for Seniors, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault)—Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without our awesome local fireys welcoming a special mate all the way from the North Pole—and giving him the VIP treatment on a run around town! I'm talking, of course, about Santa Claus, who popped by Fire and Rescue NSW Stations 255 Charlestown and 500 Tingira Heights on 16 December and Christmas Eve, respectively. The fantastic firefighters at Station 255 took Santa around Charlestown, Gateshead, Redhead, Dudley and Kahibah, while their colleagues at Station 500 took him on a circuit around Tingira Heights, Windale, Mount Hutton and Floraville, spreading Christmas cheer and fire safety awareness as they went—one bag of lollies at a time! This has been a tradition for more than fifty years, and I know it's one both our firefighters and the broader community really appreciates. Thank you to all our firefighters for the work you do at Christmas and every day of the year. I trust you'll be able to pass on my thanks to Santa as well. It's very considerate of him to come to the Charlestown electorate. Here's to a fire safe year ahead and the 2025 Christmas runs!

 

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