north east regional extra | November 3 - 9, 2021
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November 3 - 9, 2021
It’s been a very interesting 50 years on the job for Terry
By GEORGIE WILSON
AT just 23 Terry Weldon joined the Lands Department in January, 1973 at Yackandandah. After nearly 50 years of service he is an expert on the department, he can track to the day its progress from NRE, DSE, DEPI to DELWP and everything in between. But no matter what acronym he has worked for, Terry wouldn’t change a thing. “It’s been the best years of my life,” he said. “Gosh, the people I have seen over the years since I have been in the job, I tell you what, there has been some very good people.” Terry, now 72, said he has no complaints about his job whatsoever and is retiring with mixed feelings. “It’s just a pity you get old hey,” he said. In 1973 the Lands Department undertook a lot of work for farmers including spraying, rabbit control and weed control, a period with very fond memories for Terry. “It really was the good old days,” he said. Terry took on his firefighting role when he and his crew moved from Myrtleford to the Ovens Depot in 2001.
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◆ BITTER SWEET: Firefighter Terry Weldon is retiring after almost 50 years of service with DELWP. PHOTO: Luke Morrison DELWP
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