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Fire restrictions announced for remaining parts of District 16

The Fire Danger Period will begin at 1am on Monday, 16 December 2019 for the remainder of following municipalities in CFA’s District 16: • Ararat Rural City Council • Pyrenees Shire Council

4 Dec 2019 Community Safety

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Fire restrictions for Ararat (North)

The Fire Danger Period will begin at 1am on Monday, 2 December 2019 for the following municipality in CFA’s West Region: • Ararat Rural City Council (Northern Part) described by the following: From th ...

29 Nov 2019 Community Safety

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FDP announced for Pyrenees Shire (Northern)

The Fire Danger Period will begin at 0100hrs on Monday, 25 November 2019 for the following municipalities in CFA’s West Region: • Pyrenees Shire (Northern)

19 Nov 2019 Community Safety

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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

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Women in the West

Women from all over West Region attended a practical training day on Sunday 15 September at Longerenong Training Campus near Horsham.

25 Sep 2019 People

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Taking the right steps for mental health

After attending multiple road crashes in a short space of time, CFA Ararat firefighter Jeydon Nancarrow recognised he “didn’t feel right”.

5 Sep 2019 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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Artwork embraces Indigenous community

Snake Valley is a small brigade that proudly displays a painting by Yorta Yorta man - Marvan Morgan, a symbol of acknowledging Aboriginal culture and welcoming the local indigenous community to CFA.

3 Jun 2019 Inclusion and Fairness

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Teamwork and a defibrillator save the day

Equipping every CFA brigade in District 16 with a defibrillator paid off in spades when long-standing volunteer Craig Cheesman’s heart stopped during a group training exercise in October last year.

22 Apr 2019

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