Cobargo BlazeAid volunteers enjoyed the hospitality of Narrandera and Narooma Rotary Clubs at Cobargo Hotel on Thursday night.
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Narooma Rotary President Andrew Lawson said the club was grateful of BlazeAid volunteers.
"What you're doing really epitomizes this year's Rotary theme of 'Serve to Change Lives'," he said.
Cobargo BlazeAid coordinator Peter Provost said their volunteers clocked up 102,000 man hours, since early 2020, fencing properties in areas burnt out by the bushfires. They hope to finish in December.
"The Cobargo camp peaked last year at 100-120 people and 666 volunteers have passed through," Mr Provost said.
"At the moment we have 15 volunteers; six live in the BlazeAid camp and the others are locals who do a few days a week. Some have been involved since day one.
"What we all get from helping in this way is the satisfaction from helping people in their recovery as well as enjoying the camaraderie.
"For some property owners, just having their fencing redone somehow seems to kick them into gear and help them move on from the fires."
Since the start, feeding everyone has been a mammoth effort with some food and meals provided by various community groups, particularly Tilba and Cobargo CWAs, as well as contributions such as Thursday's dinner by Rotary.
