One Lithgow resident, Kathy Avgoulas, is sending her thanks to the Davis family, who came to her rescue recently after big winds brought down a large Himalayan Cedar in her yard.
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SES deputy controller Anthony Davis, his parents Kim Davis and Robert Horne, as well as Shona Johnson attended the scene.
"The winds the night before were quite strong so we had a few calls for fallen trees, but we just went and cut the branch up to make it easier to move, there wasn't much to it," Mr Davis said.
Luckily no one was injured, but Ms Avgoulas will have to buy a new barbecue, as it got squashed in the incident.
The Davis family, which are part of the local State Emergency Service (SES), were timely and punctual, as no other volunteers were available to help out, Ms Avgoulas said.
"I had never had to call the SES before but they honestly just worked so hard and ripped through the log, it was amazing," she said.
According to Ms Avgoulas the family spent an hour helping out with the tree, before staying for a friendly chat.
"I believe they are the only family in Lithgow who are all part of the SES and you don't see many like that, really caring and working so hard as volunteers," she said.
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"They honestly had such a fantastic attitude, and deserve to be publicly thanked for everything they do in the community."
Mr Davis said he wasn't expecting any praise.
"That's our job, we don't do it for any special recognition, we just do it because we want to help out."