14/08/2026
This week, Mount Pleasant CFS held their AGM. As it was a non-voting year, we had the privilege of welcoming guest speaker Nathan Watts on behalf of the CFS Foundation, who shared with us about the important work the Foundation does to support volunteers and their families.
The Mount Pleasant Brigade welcomed five new members this year, two of whom graduated from our Cadet Program to join the ranks of our operational firefighters. The Brigade attended 87 jobs throughout the financial year and had members participate in several campaign fire deployments, including Tooperang and Deep Creek.
We had some very worthy award winners this year, with the Roger Grigg Memorial Firefighter of the Year Award going to Lieutenant Peter Phaup, for his exceptional dedication to the Brigade. This includes his coordination of our Cadet Program, dedication to supporting Brigade training, and mentoring of other firefighters. A very well-deserved recognition of his service to the Brigade.
Firefighters recognised for five years of service specifically to the Mount Pleasant Brigade, and who had their names added to the Peter Lintern Memorial Board, include Lieutenant Peter Phaup, Lieutenant Daniel Mamerow, Firefighter Bonita Skein, Firefighter Jacqueline Ann Roehl, Firefighter Kym Loechel, and BOS Barby Hoff. Peter, Bonita, and Jacqui were also awarded their 5 Year Service Certificates from the SA CFS.
BOS Karen Jamieson was presented with her SA CFS 10 Year Medal. Karen has dedicated many years to the service of the Mount Pleasant Brigade, since joining in 2015. She has served our Brigade as a dedicated BOS, providing radio and reporting support, as well as spending time in both the Catering Coordinator and Finance Officer roles.
The Mount Pleasant Brigade also celebrated receiving the "Most Improved Training Record" award at the Barossa Group AGM. Congratulations to every firefighter for their dedication not only to attending incidents, but also to the time spent upskilling and training. Every moment counts, and makes for better prepared, more highly skilled first responders for our community. A special thanks to our training team for all their hard work.
There was a minor update to the Brigade leadership team, with one of our long-serving members moving out of the area. Senior Firefighter Emily du Bruyn is stepping up to Lieutenant and officially taking on the Brigade Training Coordinator role.
We thank each of our members, and their families, for the ongoing and vital support they provide to the Mount Pleasant community, and further afield through deployments and other service opportunities.
Special thanks to our Brigade Captain, David Ross, for his excpetional leadership and support. We look forward to another phenomenal year with our team 🔥
