South Australia’s shearing group will come collectively in Kingston on Saturday to recollect one among their very own and to lift funds for his household.
Key factors:
- Shearers and business staff will increase funds for Tommy Vau’s household this weekend
- He was initially from France and died in a automobile accident final month
- Mr Vau and his companion, Eve, had lived among the many south-east group for six years
The late Tommy Vau, initially from France, moved to the state’s south-east along with his companion Eve about six years in the past.
He began working as a wool presser earlier than working his means as much as changing into a professional shearer.
Mr Vau died in a automobile accident final month, with the fundraiser aiming to lift funds for Eve and his household to assist take Mr Vau’s stays again to France.
Lyndall Park farm proprietor Cameron England is loaning 1,000 lambs to be sheared on the day, with the fee to be donated to Mr Vau’s household.
“The sharing fraternity group, together with farmers, are actually getting behind Tommy and his household and assist community to supply some funds to guarantee that his life celebrated,” he mentioned.
“We’re solely too completely happy to supply the sheep and the placement to guarantee that occurs.”
Instruments out for Tommy
Entitled, Instruments out for Tommy, the occasion was organised by his employer Pratt Shearing, with massive numbers of the group anticipated to attend, assist, and donate funds.
Mr England, for whom Mr Vau labored for a number of years, mentioned the shearer could be dearly missed by his friends.
“The primary day that I walked again into the shed after the accident had occurred, I obtained fairly emotional about it,” he mentioned.
“He was he was a uncommon, uncommon discover … he epitomises the true shearing work ethic and an excellent man.
“He was changing into a very good shearer. He was clear. He was doing it the best means.”
A ‘lovely younger man’
Kylie Craig labored alongside Tommy as a wool classer and mentioned she could be attending this weekend’s occasion to do what she might to assist.
“The shearing business, we’re all like household. We’ve got one another’s again,” she mentioned.
“It’s superb everybody will be capable to get collectively to do one thing like this.”
Ms Craig remembers Tommy fondly and mentioned it had been arduous working with out him.
“He was a completely lovely younger man,” she mentioned.
“I had a tough time understanding him in the beginning. Truthfully, I nonetheless could not at all times perceive him … however he was only a loveable man.”
Together with the shearing of lambs, the event will also include a silent public sale, raffles, and free meals and drinks.
