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Training road named after CFA's first female captain

The devastation of the Ash Wednesday bushfires left young mum Sue Sheldrick wanting to do more to help affected communities. While she was unaware at the time, this grim start to 1983 was also the sta ...

23 Nov 2021 Honours and Awards People Training and Recruitment

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Honouring CFA's first female AFSM recipient

The late Winsome Morris was the first female CFA member to receive an Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) in 2003. The AFSM for distinguished fire services was just one of many medals and honours she ...

23 Nov 2021 Honours and Awards People Training and Recruitment

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Chief Officer encourages AFSM nominations

CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan is encouraging members of our communities to submit nominations for the Australian Fire Services Medal (AFSM).

20 Oct 2021 Honours and Awards

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CFA’s John Gilbert receives AFAC honour

John Gilbert, Program Manager – Research and Evaluation at CFA, has been awarded the Laurie Lavelle Award at the 2021 AFAC Conference.

8 Oct 2021 Honours and Awards Community Safety

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CFA launches Spirit of CFA Awards

Members of the public are being called on to step forward and nominate CFA members and/or brigades for the 2022 Spirit of CFA Awards.

7 Oct 2021 Honours and Awards People

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AFSM recipient encourages fresh nominations

Fifteen years of commitment to CFA’s Peer Support Program and even longer as a volunteer firefighter saw Lesley Read honoured with an Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) earlier this year.

5 Oct 2021 Honours and Awards People

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Nominations for 2022 Spirit of CFA Awards now open

Nominations for the 2022 Spirit of CFA Awards are now open, recognising outstanding contributions made by CFA volunteers and staff.

9 Sep 2021 Honours and Awards People

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Nominations open for Queen’s Birthday Honours

CFA values and honours exceptional contributions to protecting lives and property. You now have the opportunity to nominate members for recognition of the prestigious Australian Fire Service Medal (AF ...

10 Aug 2021 Honours and Awards

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Global science challenge unearths innovative models to predict and map bushfires

CFA’s bushfire experts have welcomed innovative new models for detecting, mapping and predicting the behaviour of bushfires produced through a global science challenge as a step in the right dir ...

30 Jul 2021 Honours and Awards Community Safety Planning and Research

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National Emergency Medal, Bushfires 2019-20

CFA is coordinating nominations for the National Emergency Medal for the 2019-20 bushfires for our members.

18 Jun 2021 Honours and Awards

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CFA members receive AFSM honours

Some of CFA’s most experienced and distinguished CFA members have been awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) in recognition of their outstanding service to the community when the 2021 ...

14 Jun 2021 Honours and Awards

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DCO Slijepcevic recognised for contributions to bushfire safety

It was an interest in trees, not fires that set CFA Deputy Chief Officer Alen Slijepcevic on a path that led him around the world where he is today found leading the bushfire management portfolio of o ...

14 Jun 2021 Honours and Awards People

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