The Rita Island Progress Association (RIPA) has recently formed to promote a sense of community and good fellowship with the people of Rita Island, a small rural farming area just out of Ayr where they can get cut off from the mainland during floods.
Having good neighbours in those times of need and hardship really makes a difference, so we aim to bring everyone here closer together through social gatherings and fund-raisers that will hopefully help fund a central meeting point and recreational area for the locals of the island and general public.
The association has just completed their first fundraiser, a whopping Easter raffle which was a great success, and wonderful to see a huge response from the Burdekin and surrounding communities in the purchasing of tickets and the many businesses who donated prizes for the cause.
Congratulations to Keith Frew, Michelle Briant and Jay Patterson on their prizes, and we'd like to thank all of the sponsors for their generous donations.
A huge thank you goes to Burdekin Distributors, Braddy's Quality Seafood, William Quirk, Butcher On Queen, Star Liquor, RG Customs NQ, SWERVE Surf & Ski, Kathleen Brabon, 2BU Nutrition, Intersport Ayr, Fuel me up Cafe, About Town Bait and Tackle and Burdekin Printers.
The Association would also like to thank Kylie Horan for organising the raffle and all of the members who spent their time selling tickets.
We can't wait to see what comes next for us and our amazing little community here on Rita Island, thanks again for your support Burdekin!
Supplied by Shantelle Ehmann
Emily Shearman, Jeff Pyott and Shantelle Ehmann of the Rita Island Progress Association
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