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Fiskville Cup celebrate 50 years

The Fiskville Cup, a friendly round robin competition, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

16 Oct 2023 Events / Fundraising / Offers People Training and Recruitment

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Women of Willung South paving the way this International Day of Rural Women

International Day of Rural Women honours and recognises the role of rural women on 15 October each year.

13 Oct 2023 Honours and Awards People Training and Recruitment

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Celebrating CFA’s rural women

International Day of Rural Women, observed on 15 October each year, is a global reminder to recognise and celebrate the strength, resilience, and achievements of women in rural areas.

13 Oct 2023 Inclusion and Fairness People

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Fire restrictions announced for Gannawarra

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will begin at 01.00am on Monday, 6 November for the Gannawarra Shire Council.

11 Oct 2023 Community Safety Incidents - Bushfire People

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Faces of CFA – Bronwyn Hastings

What binds CFA members is the common goal to protect lives and property. But they are a diverse bunch – every member has a story and Faces of CFA introduces you to just some of those stories.

10 Oct 2023 People

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Early start to fire season takes East Gippsland by surprise

The Gippsland fires this week gave Victorians an early glimpse of the coming fire season.  

6 Oct 2023 Incidents - Bushfire People

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Total Fire Ban for Mallee

A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for the Mallee tomorrow, 2 October 2023. This is the first TFB declared this season.

1 Oct 2023 Community Safety Incidents - Bushfire People

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Wye River brigade’s water tank initiative

Going back almost 20 years, Wye River Fire Brigade identified that many of the new houses being built had CFA-dedicated water tanks that were unusable.

27 Sep 2023 Community Safety People

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Always happy to help

A CFA volunteer since the age of 14, Guildford Fire Brigade Firefighter Will Dodson is always happy to help.

27 Sep 2023 Incidents - Vehicle / Rescue / Hazmat People

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Trailblazing contribution

Upper Beaconsfield Rural Fire Brigade’s Nancy Boura is one of the early pioneers of women firefighting in CFA.

26 Sep 2023 Honours and Awards Incidents - Bushfire People

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Educating communities in fire safety

Supporting brigades to engage effectively with their community about fire safety is the responsibility of the brigade’s community safety coordinator. We talked to four brigades about the work th ...

25 Sep 2023 Community Safety People

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25th anniversary of the Longford gas explosion

Today (25 September) marks the 25th anniversary of the fatal explosion at the Esso gas plant at Longford, south of Sale, a significant emergency event that impacted Victorians for many weeks.

25 Sep 2023 Incidents - Structure People

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