An open house at Gellibrand
CFA was warmly welcomed into the Gellibrand Community House Wednesday evening with many community members present to watch the February Volunteer Forum.
As the community recovers from the January fires, several local staff members and volunteers shared their experiences from the different incident activity in District 6, which included bushfire, grass fire and floods.
Captains Tony Robertson (Gellibrand), Robert May (Carlisle River) and Tim Phillips (Kawarren) spoke with the Acting CEO Jason Heffernan about how the three brigades work together and how their respective communities pulled together during and post the January fires.
Member Kirsten Dudink enlightened the audience on balancing the role of staff member (SWR Volunteer Sustainability Team) and volunteer (Carlisle River secretary), as well as the crucial work she is jointly driving on the evaluation and progression of the role of the groups in the district.
As well two Board members, Bryce Morden and Peter Shaw, discussed their different hats and updates were provided on the Contemporary Volunteer Membership Model (CVMM) and After Action Reviews (AAR) post the January fires throughout the state.
Watch the full Volunteer Forum here or go straight to the key moments below:
0:00 Opening titles
0:37 Welcome from Acting CEO Jason Heffernan
3:22 Coming Up
4:12 Carlisle River, Gellibrand, and Kawarren captains share their experience of the recent fires
10:04 How are members coping?
12:45 180,000 litre water tank installed and filled 2 days before fire started
15:08 Fun facts quiz
16:15 Kids care packages
17:26 Beacc and Colac school kid posters
18:54 Social media use during emergencies
23:43 Welcome to Gellibrand Community House and live audience
25:09 Floods in Wye River / Lorne, District 6 ACFO Peter Lockwood
27:59 Kirsten Dudink, Carlisle River FB, on protecting her home and evacuating her family
30:44 Strengthening the role of Groups
33:45 Stephen Bignell, Lismore Group Officer, on his experiences of recent fires
42:53 Training Update - Rowan Luke
50:59 Apostle Group DGO and Board member Bryce Morden
54:03 Basin brigade and Board Member Peter Shaw on the role of the Group
57:34 Value of having volunteers on the Board 1:02:12 Contemporary Volunteer Membership Model (CVMM) video
1:07:14 CVMM discussion with Head of Volunteer Experience Colin Hatcher and Kirsten Dudink
1:20:20 Good Friday Appeal launch
1:21:53 Audience question on Get Fire Ready plans for this year
1:24:25 After Action Reviews
1:28:00 Closing remarks