SANTA has already appeared out Tilligerry way when he turned up on the back of the fire truck at the recent Kooindah markets, waving to all the good boys and girls and tossing out lollies.

The good news is that he will be back on Saturday morning of 17 December when he does his annual run.

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Club Lemon Tree has donated lollies and he will be driving around Tanilba Bay, Mallabula, Lemon Tree Passage and Oyster Cove, giving them out to all the children.

He asks you not to run on the road or behind the truck and to gather on the kerbside.

Some of you might have to go up to the corner of your street as he just hasn’t the time to drive down every one.

You will know when he’s close by when you hear the truck’s siren or Christmas music being played.

What’s more, Santa has gone high-tech.

You see, he has a satellite tracker and if you google ‘Tilligerry RFS Home Page’, you can see the the streets he will be driving along and exactly where he is at any time.

The brigade also funds the ‘Brooks Award’, a scholarship named after Norm Brooks whose framed photo takes pride of place at Tanilba Bay School.

Recipients’ names are on an honour board in the school hall and the winners are announced on the prize giving day.

By Geoff WALKER