A fundraiser is to be held on Saturday night at the Sovereign Inn to help raise money for a family who lost everything in a house fire.
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The event will run from 8pm to 12pm. Hotel manager, JD says he is happy to help.
"We heard about this fire and when someone said they needed a venue for a fundraiser I knew I could help," he said
"The cover charge to get in is $10, which will go straight to the family, there is a band and we will also provide nibbles," he said.
The night will include raffles, with prizes generously donated by local businesses.
Last Thursday night is one that mother of two, Sian Tangye wants to forget. It was the night her family lost everything in a devastating house fire.
"We were coming home from the gym and Brad (my husband) said 'yep, dinner, shower, bed I reckon'," Mrs Tangye said.
"And I had spent all day cleaning so I said 'no, shower dinner bed, you are still sweaty from the gym'."
"Thirty seconds later we came around the corner to see about six fire trucks.
"There was a fella on a ute at the front gate and he told us to prepare for the worst, that nothing was left."
Sian and her family managed to salvage some clothes from the washing line, the fire fighters had saved the trampoline and cubby house but the rest of their life was ash.
"We lost our wedding bands, Brad's wedding band belonged to my late father, and mine was my mother's, grandmother's and great grandmother's combined."
The fundraiser concert will help the family buy much needed items such as clothes and shoes for the children, until they begin to rebuild their lives.
Michelle Johnson, Rebecca Dodds and Ashlea Field have been instrumental in supporting the family.
"We have received so much love and support since the house burnt down, I used to think I had no friends in town, but I have seen how supportive people can be," Mrs Tangye said.
If anyone has anything they would like to donate to the family they can take it to Dream Body Retreat.
Monetary donations can be made online here.
"We have been staying at my mother's in Eugowra, which is difficult as my little girl goes to school, so our main priority is finding a place to stay in town," she said.
The fundraising concert on Saturday night is set to be a great event, and is one more step in the right direction for this family to get back on their feet.
The benefit concert was initiated and organised by Rachel Carson (assisted by Michelle Johnson) and 'Domino his Dominettes' are providing the entertainment for the evening.
