TRINKETS, knick-knacks and bric-a-brac might be little more than dust-catchers to some, but an array in Manilla could help save somebody’s life.
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The town’s Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA) is once again holding the antique and collectors fair this weekend.
The annual show is the biggest fundraising event for the emergency first-response rescue crew and organisers are hoping for a considerable show of support from the region.
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“We use the proceeds we make from selling table space to upgrade and replace rescue equipment on the trucks,” Mr Sutherland said.
“We need to replace our high pressure air bags.”
Last year wasn’t a good one for the VRA after it lost money on the collectables fair and Mr Sutherland said the association was looking at “about $25,000 to $30,000” for all the equipment it needed.
This year, there has been 44 tables sold to sellers which equated to more 200 feet of antique goods in the Manilla town hall.
While Mr Sutherland described it as a “standard, run-of-the-mill antique and collectors fair”, the small town can often proves to have a penchant for the peculiar with a number of private collections presented on the day.
“It’s not all antiques or old stuff,” he said.
“One year we had a life-sized Dalek there as part of the collection.
“It gives the local collectors a chance to display their passion.
“But we don’t know what we’re going to get until they turn up.” The fair runs until 5pm on Saturday and 2pm on Sunday.