By Dongyun Kwon
A local business has decided to donate to one of the local emergency services.
Yarra Valley Rides director Scott Bennett reached out to Healesville SES controller Andrew Worley to discuss his donation plan.
Mr Bennett said he wanted to give some of the profits back to the local community.
“I was looking at different organisations and charities,” he said.
“The Healesville SES, they don’t seem to get a lot of funding.
“I follow them on Facebook and they have done a great job lately with all the floods and the bushfires and rescue, so I reached out to them to help them.”
Yarra Valley Rides will donate $1 per every Yarra Valley Rides booking to the SES Healesville Unit.
“At the end of every month, I’ll give them a sum of $1 for every booking we do,” Mr Bennett said.
“The first donation will be at the end of this month and it will run continuously until one day I close my business.”
Yarra Valley Rides has been providing transport services for eight years from private transfers and wedding transfers to Yarra Valley tours.
Mr Worley said the donation is a good idea to support local emergency services.
“The donation will be put towards much-needed rescue equipment and vehicles,” he said.
“Every year, SES units are only provided with a small amount of funding through the government but unfortunately that only covers running costs.
“So, units have to fundraise and seek donations and apply for grants for equipment, vehicles and facilities improvements.”
