EMERGENCY SERVICES, ZOO DESERVE SOME CREDIT

News Source: Sunshine Coast Daily, 2 August, 2004

Many may have thought our emergency services workers would have better things to do with some free time than visit the Zoo to have their heads shaved.

As if our police, fire and ambulance officers aren’t busy enough with the work they do in the average day, coping with emergencies, helping people, saving lives.

But thankfully these community heroes don’t see it that way, as shown by Constable Natasha Selwood and her boss from the Beerwah Station, Senior Sergeant Ken Otte. They had their heads shaved at nearby Australia Zoo yesterday and raised more than $3000 in support of children living with cancer and other serious illnesses.

Of course, it helps when the Australia Zoo team decides to support the cause, as they often do. It speaks volumes for Steve and Terri Irwin that despite having world-wide fame, they and their staff continue to work closely with Beerwah and the wider Sunshine Coast community.

Bluey Day, which yesterday’s fun was part of, involves not only police, but also other members of the emergency services such as firemen and ambulance officers. Many will be shaving for the same cause on August 14 in a major Bluey Day fund-raising event. It is a great credit to them that even after the contributions made in the average working week, they still make time for such charity work. They deserve our thanks and support.