Fire restrictions announced for Northern Grampians Shire The Fire Danger Period will begin at 1am on Monday, 18 November 2019 for the following municipality in CFA’s West Region: 8 Nov 2019 Environment Community Safety Go to Fire restrictions announced for Northern Grampians Shire
Fire restrictions announced for Mount Alexander The Fire Danger Period will begin at 1am on Monday, 18 November, 2019 for the following municipality in CFA’s Loddon Mallee Region: 8 Nov 2019 Environment Community Safety Go to Fire restrictions announced for Mount Alexander
Yackandandah goes solar Totally Renewable Yackandandah (TRY) is a wholly volunteer-run community energy group aiming to power the whole town with 100 per cent renewable energy by 2022. 5 Nov 2019 Environment Partnerships Go to Yackandandah goes solar
Spotlight on HQ Vegetation Management CFA brigades have a long history of providing fuel reduction services to reduce the spread of bushfire and to minimise the impact on their community. 28 Oct 2019 Environment Community Safety Go to Spotlight on HQ Vegetation Management
Reducing CFA vehicle fuel use CFA vehicles travel about 35 million kilometres a year, consuming around four million litres of fuel. This releases more than 10,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas a year. 14 Oct 2019 Environment Go to Reducing CFA vehicle fuel use
Vegetation management at CFA CFA brigades have a long history of providing fuel reduction services to reduce the spread of bushfire and to minimise the impact on their community. 2 Oct 2019 Environment Community Safety Go to Vegetation management at CFA
NAIDOC Week - Cultural Heritage at CFA NAIDOC week is a celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. 11 Jul 2019 Environment Inclusion and Fairness Go to NAIDOC Week - Cultural Heritage at CFA
Celebrating cultural fire knowledge and practice More than 40 CFA people attended a national Indigenous fire workshop led by the Yorta Yorta people held last week along the Dhungala (Murray River) in Barmah. 12 Jun 2019 Environment Community Safety Go to Celebrating cultural fire knowledge and practice
Message from Owen Gooding, Vegetation Management Aboriginal people have lived across Victoria for thousands of generations. As a result there are places and sites across both public and private land that hold strong cultural significance to Aborigin ... 30 May 2019 Environment Inclusion and Fairness Go to Message from Owen Gooding, Vegetation Management
Burn to encourage native growth Malmsbury Fire Brigade is working with its community to restore a culturally-significant community space. 21 May 2019 Environment Community Safety Go to Burn to encourage native growth
Aboriginal heritage site discovered after fire During the rehabilitation of the Ruffy bushfire in February 2019, CFA's Vegetation Management Support Officer Mitch Emmett spotted evidence of a previously-unknown Aboriginal cultural heritage site. 18 Apr 2019 Environment Go to Aboriginal heritage site discovered after fire
Butt out safely this fire season Careless smokers flicking cigarette butts out the car window have been warned they can be hit with a littering infringement notice as agencies join forces against the dangerous practice. 27 Feb 2019 Environment Community Safety Go to Butt out safely this fire season