This is the abridged version of appeal. The original was 70 pages long by the time I put in all the annexes. This will give you some indication of the petty allegations. My name is Elaine Robinson AFSM, a proud
KANGAROO COURT PART 2
The Saga of the Cooks Gap Rural Fire Brigade:
Speaking Up and Facing Opposition For the past five and a half years, I and several others have consistently urged the Rural Fire Service (RFS) to investigate what we believe to be criminal actions related to the alteration of the
Kangaroo Court Part 1.
(an unofficial court held by a group of people in order to try someone regarded, especially without good evidence, as guilty of a crime or misdemeanour:) I recently came across an article on the VFFA Facebook page that discussed the
Firey’s Charge Extinguished
With reference to the article by Emma Partridge, that appeared in The Daily Telegraph on 5th October 2018, titled Firey’s Charge Extinguished.
The article stated that Police never saw it, no one was hurt, but it still took two years and $74,000 for a Rural Fire Service volunteer to overturn a conviction for driving dangerously during a hazard reduction burn.
VFFA President, Mick Holton talks to Shoalhaven CBF about this terrible situation.
Listen to the interview here.
This situation was so unbelievable that others who were not privy to the full transcript were judging Oliver as being guilty, saying things like “he must be guilty, how else could it have gone on for so long”.
But, this is a case of bullying and harassment at a local level that quickly got out of control. It became a very ugly and costly, fuelled by coverups, deceit and atrocious behaviour by representatives of the Rural Fire Service right to the top.