PHOTO: Locals want to cement the sacrifice of Captain Leo Fransen in the opalfields community. (Supplied)
A petition that began in November to rename Walgett’s Grawin Road in honour of the late Leo Fransen has gained traction, as locals look to acknowledge the volunteer firefighter’s tragic death in the recent Hudson Fire.
The recent Hudson Fire destroyed 22,000 hectares of land, including national park, homes, and machinery, but no event so tragic as the passing of Captain Leo Fransen, a life member of the Mid Coast Rural Fire Service Brigade…