By Jessica Micallef
The Macedon CFA flea market is on again, with a fresh new look.
Macedon CFA captain Ross Luke said the market, now in its 51st year, is one of the brigade’s major fundraisers.
“It’s become a bit of a Macedon tradition over the years,” Mr Luke said.
“We’ve used the funds from the flea market to [make] improvements to the station … and replace and upgrade our brigade-owned tankers and to purchase vital firefighting equipment such as breathing apparatus.”
Mr Luke said the 2019 flea market will include a new twist on an old favourite – the second-hand items auction will now be a goods and services auction.
“We’ve got brigade members or local businesses who have donated services and it could be things from grass cutting to car detailing … it’s a whole range of things,” he said.
“We utilise a lot of the skills from the brigade members and we’ll auction that off instead.
“We have food, cakes, plants … ”
Mr Luke encouraged everyone to visit the market and support their local CFA.
The market will be held on February 23 at the Macedon CFA, corner of Smith and Victoria streets. Stalls open at 9am and auctions begin at 10.30am.
