Summary
Certificate awarded to Peter John Auty by the Sunshine Coast Environment Council Inc., for 'Outstanding LEAP Group Leader' 1993-1994.
Peter's poem 'No More' combined with his many community and training certificates shows the difficulty for even highly trained fire-fighters to fight the Black Saturday fires, and highlights the effect that this unprecedented event had on the emergency services people involved.
Part of a collection that documents the life of Peter Auty, illustrating his colourful and interesting life, and why he was well loved by his community, recognized in the Victorian Parliament, and awarded two medals posthumously for the important role he played on and following Black Saturday. This collection forms part of the Victorian Bushfires Collection. This large and diverse collection was established following Black Saturday and includes a multi-disciplinary collection of artefacts, images and stories to record the experience and impact of bushfires across Victoria's landscape, ecology and history.
Physical Description
Certificate with Sunshine Coast logo at top.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Cameron Auty, Nov 2014
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Organisation Depicted
Sunshine Coast Environment Council Inc., Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, 21 Jan 1994
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Inscriptions
Text: 'Sunshine Coast Environment Council Inc. / Landcare Environment Action Programme / Outstanding LEAP Group Leader / 1993-1994 / Awarded to / Peter John Auty / for meritorious service above and beyond the call of duty. / ... / Date: 21 January, 1994'.
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Overall Dimensions
210 mm (Width), 1 mm (Depth), 296 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Bushfires, Emergency Services, Rural Life, Natural Disasters, Black Saturday Bushfires, 2009, Training