‘This is an opportunity for Brisbane residents to recognise and publicly thank our courageous firefighters, defence force, emergency services and wildlife carers for their incredible efforts,’ Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner told The Courier-Mail.
‘We have volunteer firefighters, some of whom who have dropped everything and left families and jobs behind to fight these fires interstate and across the southeast in the past few months.
‘There are hundreds of other unsung heroes, including the SES, defence services, wildlife rescue groups and carers who have given their time and the expertise to the assist in the aftermath of one of this country’s worst natural disasters.’
It’s believed other states may follow suit with their own ticker tape parades to honour the heroes who have and still are battling fires in NSW, Victoria and South Australia.
