08/05/2026
⭐Get to know your local firefighter⭐
Stuey, pictured with a painting he did of his other home, Banyan Farm, on the Daly River, where he retreats for winter.
I am 71 years of age and have been a volunteer for 8 years 5 months, I am married with 3 adult children 6 grand children and 2 great grand children.
I started with McLaren Vale CFS in October 2017 just after I retired from 23 years as General Works Supervisor for Rio Tinto Salt in Karratha W.A.
I have attended 399 incidents mostly as the driver but have
had a few runs as Incident Controller and Crew Leader. I am the
Equipment officer for the Brigade.
My first fire was at Mount Compass in early 2018 where my training was extremely helpful, we train on Wednesday night with courses held throughout the year.
2019 was a big year for me I did a Deployment to NSW. To help fight a big fire at Inverell, then did 5 rotations to Kangaroo Island and was involved with the big fire the devastated much of K.I in January 2020, this was by far the biggest fire I have been involved with, learning a lot that has helped gain experience and skills to be a better volunteer.
In my spare time I am an Artist and spend time in my studio dabbling.
My other passion is fishing so most of my photos are me with fish.
