Cardinia Brigades Administration Officer Lisa Hicks, front, gives out free batteries to U3A students Cheryl Nielsen, Jean Ferguson, Joan Kensell and Pam Adams as the end of daylight savings draws near. 28569
A $3 BATTERY could save your life.
That’s the message from the CFA, which is urging residents to change their smoke alarm batteries when they wind back their clocks this weekend.
Cardinia Brigades Administration Officer Lisa Hicks said the end of daylight savings was the perfect time for residents to put a new battery in their smoke alarm – a practice which can prove life saving in the event of fire. “It’s one of those things where people say ‘I’ll get round to it’, but ‘getting around to it’ may be too late,” she said.
“It’s so easy to do it – change your clock, and while you’re doing that, change your smoke alarm battery.”
Ms Hicks said people were still making the fatal mistake of not updating their smoke alarm batteries.
“We are still finding that changing smoke alarm batteries would’ve saved lives,” she said. “It’s a simple $3 cure.”
Ms Hicks visited U3A (University of the 3rd Age) last week to remind students about the importance of the changeover.
“For those isolated elderly people, or for those on their own, it’s especially important,” she said.
Ms Hicks also handed out free batteries to the students during her visit.
