Generous chippies from across Melbourne came together this week to help someone who’s usually putting others above herself.
Carpentry Australia members ventured to Epping – to Melbourne’s north – to renovate the home of Noreen Elliot.
Noreen has dedicated more than 43 years of her life to supporting those in the community who need it most. Between Victoria and Canberra, Noreen has helped support families in distress, victims of natural disasters and the homeless.
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Carpentry Australia teamed up with the St Vincent de Paul Society for Helping Hand Day to give Noreen’s home a revamp.
From rebuilding the carport, to fixing up a new patio and fencing as well as pressure cleaning the roof, everything was getting a touch-up.
“We love giving back and Carpentry Australia are really good at organising these events as well,” Limitless Build’s Cam Fraser – whose team was rebuilding the carport – said.
“Everyone’s been as busy as they can – I think we put in 6 hours of time in on Monday, but we got about 12 hours of usage out of the guys.”
Good work, good cause
Habitat Carpentry’s Brad Jones had four of his chippies on-site helping take down and build new fencing.
“I think all the people who enrol with Carpentry Australia share similar values, so it’s super easy to rock up and work together as a team,” he said.
As well as Limitless Build and Habitat Carpentry, teams from SMD Projects, Beaumade Builds, SJ Carpentry Services, Initial Painting Group and Jenkinson Building among other volunteered their time on the three-day project.
“My team’s mostly been working on the decking, but I’ve been involved with every crew and it’s been amazing,” Project manager and SMD Projects’ Dave Malone said.
“It’s just so good to see everyone come together for a great cause and work it out.”
Channel 7’s Sunrise was on-hand as things kicked off, and the initiative is supported by The Tradie: Talkin’ Tools and Toys and Prime Creative Media.