PORT Macquarie-based Real Estate Agent Martin Newell loves Lorne.
“I have been a real estate agent in the area for more than 23 years. I lived in Lorne for many years and have had family living there; it is quite simply one of my favourite places in Australia,” he told News Of The Area.
To support the communities that support him as an agent, each year Martin makes a locally based donation to an organisation or institution making an impact.
In 2024 this contribution went to Hannam Vale Public School, with his 2025 donation being a donation of $1000 to the Lorne Rural Fire Service.
Martin selected this particular branch of the RFS as they are a relatively small station, and they rely heavily on fundraising for items not provided by the NSW RFS.
The NSW Fire Service has fire management responsibility for in excess of 95 percent of the landmass of the state, with their 70,000 volunteers comprising the world’s largest volunteer firefighting force.
Each year in NSW, the service attends more than 30,000 incidents with bushfires in particular having a huge impact on communities.
Mr Newell hopes that his donation will help Lorne RFS to prepare as crews head into the summer fire season and the official Bushfire Danger Period (BFDP), which runs until 31 March.
Lorne RFS is located at 943 Stewart’s River Road, Lorne.
By Rachael THORPE
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