Marie to sleep well with new fence

The likeable larrikins from the Sunrise Hervey Bay Rotary Club with a grateful Marie Hansen, planting a kiss on the cheek of Craig Lange from Craig’s Fencing. Craig even roped in his son Mitch (at rear) to lend a hand.

IT WAS a community project that just had to be done.

Hervey Bay pensioner Marie Hansen had woken twice in the past two years to strangers breaking into her house.

They had simply stepped over her old knee high back fence and forced open a door to gain entry.

She realised that her first move to stay safe was to build a new fence, and build it quickly.

But simply getting a fence wasn't as simple as it sounded.

The old fence was made of asbestos and it would cost her $4000 to remove before she even thought about the cost of erecting a new fence.

Unable to find the money for the project, the community stepped in and did it for her.

On Saturday the job was completed and it was a delighted and relieved Marie Hansen who shouted the volunteers who built her fence a sausage barbecue and a piece of home made cake.

Her two words to express her gratitude were “bloody beaut”.

The project enlisted the help of Craig's Fencing, the Sunrise Hervey Bay Rotary club, Byrne Brothers Concreting, Howard Sawmill, Dale and Meyers Hardware and Dundowran Demolitions.

All of the companies donated goods and services at no charge in a wonderful effort that overnight has helped one of our senior pensioners rest peacefully at night.