Local Youth Lend a Hand Before Cyclone

In the lead up to the weekend’s wild weather events, a pair of young men stepped up to lend a hand and mow lawns across the Burdekin Shire, making the most of the region’s short-lived glimpse of sunlight to help the community prepare for what was to come.

Grateful was an understatement for how local business owner, Craig Lonergan felt after Callen and Harley offered to step out of the North Queensland (NQ) Green Solutions Containers for Change sorting facility in Ayr and into the community.

“I’m not sure how these young men came into our lives but I’m so glad they did,” shared Craig.

“We weren’t sure how we were going to get everything done before the rain, then we received a message about Callen and Harley, and how they were keen to work!”

Callen and Harley worked around the clock all day on Thursday, the 8th of January, which was met with well over 400 positive messages of encouragement from the local community, with residents congratulating the pair on their work ethic.

“Sometimes you’re just in the right place, at the right time. Young men, you should be very proud of yourselves,” said NQ Green Solutions’ Rachael Price.

“What a remarkable effort to get that many lawns done before the rain!”

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Callen and Harley were congratulated for their hard work last week. Photo credit: Craig Lonergan

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