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| Bill Krause and Kurt Geipel from Bundamba Naval Association |
Bundamba Naval Association survived the floods, but now faces a struggle to stay afloat.
The group moved into the former Blackstone State School after its old office at the Goodna RSL function centre was destroyed in the 2011 floods. Publicity of its plight led to donations of memorabilia pouring in.
The association is one of three groups now facing eviction on January 10 after the State Government decided to dispose of the historic school.
Bundamba Naval Association's Bill Krause said members had been offered office space at the rebuilt Goodna RSL function centre, but all the group's memorabilia would not fit there.
"If we hadn't found this (school), we wouldn't have invested or accepted all the donations,'' he said.
"Now we are in a dilemma. If we have to move and we can't find something comparable in size or the facilities, then we have to go to the expense of either storing this stuff somewhere or giving it away.''
Mr Krause said because the members were in their ``senior years'', they would have to pay removalists to shift furniture and memorabilia.
"The funds we have set aside to do welfare work would be chewed up by having to pay for removal and resettlement. It doesn't come out of thin air. We are a non-profit organisation, so we rely on this sort of environment to survive.''
Mr Krause said it was disappointing discussions between the groups and the State Government appeared to have shut down.
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