A big week looms for the Greytown Fire Brigade's crash rescue team which is about to leave for Melbourne to contest the Australasian Challenge.
The team won the New Zealand Crash Rescue Challenge in March and, in Australia, will be one of three teams representing New Zealand United Fire Brigades Association.
Four new Holden vehicles await the team, one for practice and the others in three distinct competition scenarios being Entrapped, Time Critical and Controlled.
Team manager Denis Fenwick said hundreds of hours had been invested in training to refine the skills needed to perform at the highest level.
Twenty qualifying teams from across the Pacific are registered to compete in Melbourne including teams from Hong Kong and Singapore.
