Fencing is on the curriculum at Damascus College, but not in the sporting sense.
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More than 30 Damascus students studying VCAL will volunteer their time this week to help rebuild fences and other structures that were destroyed on farms near Cobden in the St Patrick’s Day fires.
The students will work with the Blaze Aide organisation on the Cobden Fire Relief project on Thursday and Friday.
Thousands of kilometres of farm fencing and scores of structures were destroyed in the blazes that devastated the south west on March 17 and in the days after before they were finally bought under control.
Blaze Aide is a volunteer-based organisation that works with families in rural Australia after natural disasters, such as fires and floods.
Damascus students chose to volunteer with Blaze Aide as part of their Religious Education Social Justice Unit – Pay it forward.
“Farmers are the primary suppliers of food, and without farmers, we don’t eat, and food is a requirement for survival,” said year 11 student Celeste Towers.
“We are really looking forward to helping the community and will gain a greater appreciation for what we have and the opportunities we are given.”
The students will stay in Cobden overnight and in addition to building fencing, structures and helping clean up fire-hit properties, will donate perishable goods to the families affected by the fires.
