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Indigenous junior member leads by example

An Indigenous junior member and aspiring leader is encouraging other Indigenous people to join CFA so they can continue to help save the land.

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30 May 2024

Werribee team takes third in NSW rescue comp

Werribee Fire Brigade’s road crash rescue team has taken third place in this year’s NSW State Road Crash Rescue Challenge.

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30 May 2024

AFAC releases Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for winter

AFAC, the National Council for fire and emergency services, has released the Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for Winter 2024.

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30 May 2024

Keno's lucky day thanks to CFA

CFA responded to a ‘ruff’ rescue in Cowwarr earlier in the week when a pup became lost down a wombat hole.

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30 May 2024

New volunteers love life at Lindenow

Two recent recruits both joined Lindenow Fire Brigade in the last year and have loved the opportunity CFA has provided them to give back to their communities.

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30 May 2024

Leopold brigade members get the keys to their new tanker

Leopold Fire Brigade has welcomed a new tanker to their engine bay and celebrated the official handover with local community members.

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28 May 2024

125 years of serving the Bendigo community

CFA members alongside the community and dignitaries gathered to celebrate 125 years of the Bendigo Fire Brigade on 25 May.

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27 May 2024

Volunteering sets Langwarrin Lieutenant up for success

Langwarrin Fire Brigade recently made history after electing its first woman lieutenant in the brigade’s 90-year history.

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24 May 2024

Newly updated home fire safety e-learning module for people at higher risk

The ‘Prevent Detect Escape: Home Fire Safety for people at higher risk’ e-learning module has just been updated and is now available.

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24 May 2024

Finding purpose through CFA

Five years after joining CFA in search of purpose following two family tragedies, Kelly Liddell has become lieutenant at Foster Fire Brigade.

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23 May 2024

Badger Creek builds brigade membership

Over the past few years, Badger Creek Fire Brigade has successfully built its ranks from four to more than 20 firefighters with the hope they can continue to grow.

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22 May 2024

Shelley Burn Camp a great success

The Shelley Burn Camp in north-east Victoria is unique because it occurs in one of the highest locations in the state, and because it’s a collaborative training exercise between CFA and Hancock ...

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21 May 2024