Following welcomed rainfall that saw up to 70mm reach parts of northeast Victoria over the last five days, fire restrictions will now ease for Towong Shire Council on Friday 30 May at 1.00am.

28 May 2025 Environment Community Safety Health and Safety

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CFA recognised by Toastmasters International

CFA has received a corporate recognition award from Toastmasters International, which is a US-headquartered non-profit educational organisation.

26 May 2025 Honours and Awards Partnerships

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CFA staff honoured for service during Black Summer fires

CFA staff have been honoured with National Emergency Medals for their contribution to the 2019–2020 Australian bushfire crisis.

9 Apr 2025 Honours and Awards

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Spotting fake messages and account deactivation issues on Meta platforms

In the past 12 months we have seen an increase in the number of fake messages, emails and comments on CFA Meta channels – these include Facebook, Instagram and Threads.

28 Feb 2025 Health and Safety Others People

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CFA mechanics awarded National Emergency Medals

Ten CFA District Mechanical Officers (DMOs) from the North East region have been honoured with National Emergency Medals for their efforts in the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire crisis.

13 Dec 2024 Honours and Awards Incidents - Bushfire Operational Information

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75 years of service to CFA honoured

A 90-year-old CFA veteran who recently received his 75 year service award, joined CFA at the young age of 15.

22 Aug 2024 Honours and Awards

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Fire restrictions to end in remainder of North East

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will finish at 1.00am on Monday, 15 April for the remainder of the North East region in the following municipalities in CFA’s District 12, 13, 23 and 24.

8 Apr 2024 Environment Community Safety Health and Safety

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Nominate now: celebrating diversity in our ESF community

As we continue to grow and evolve as a vibrant CFA community, it's crucial that we take the time to acknowledge and celebrate the diverse tapestry of experiences, backgrounds and perspectives that mak ...

1 Feb 2024 Honours and Awards Inclusion and Fairness

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CFA leader receives highest honour

CFA Deputy Chief Officer (DCO) Ross Sullivan has been recognised in today’s Australia Day Honours, receiving an Australian Fire Service Medal for his more than 45 years of dedicated service to C ...

26 Jan 2024 Honours and Awards Operational Information People

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Bonegilla brigade celebrates its centenary

Bonegilla Fire Brigade volunteers were pleasantly surprised to see their first fire truck return to the station as part of their centenary celebration yesterday.

8 Jan 2024 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Tarrawingee memorial service to mark tragedy 80 years ago

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Tarrawingee fire tragedy, with a special memorial service held on Friday 22 December at the Tarrawingee Memorial Stone.

20 Dec 2023 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers Incidents - Bushfire

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Chiltern Fire Brigade celebrates 150 years

It was a joyous trip down memory lane for Chiltern Fire Brigade members on the weekend (18 November) as they celebrated their 150-year anniversary with over 250 community members.

23 Nov 2023 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Connecting bridge honours Peter J Lucas

CFA has officially recognised the late Peter J Lucas AFSM by naming the connecting bridge between the two buildings CFA occupies at Burwood.

23 Nov 2023 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers

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Mt Beauty Fire Brigade celebrates 75 years

Having not celebrated a milestone in the past, it was only fitting Mt Beauty Fire Brigade decided their 75th anniversary was going to be the one to remember.

16 Nov 2023 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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National Nutrition Week

Life can get busy. And it when it gets busy, between meeting your volunteering commitments, family, work and general ‘life admin’, often the first thing to suffer is our eating habits.

15 Oct 2023 Health and Safety

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Women's Health Week

Women are performing more roles at CFA than ever before, with many women being elected as brigade captains this year.

4 Sep 2023 Community Safety Health and Safety

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Healthy Bones Action Week

Depending on your role and activities in CFA, you may be required to undertake manual handling, get in and out of vehicles or carry out vigorous firefighting.

21 Aug 2023 Community Safety Health and Safety

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Citizen's Commendation awarded at Barnawartha Annual Dinner

The night of 18 September 12022 could very well have been remembered in a very different light if not for the actions of Barnawartha Fire Brigade volunteers Jaymee Faz and Grant Pimm.

12 Aug 2023 Honours and Awards People

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Identical twin brothers follow strides to become Captain

As identical twin brothers, there was always competition growing up, but as soon the Drennan duo hit CFA, their purpose became solely focused on serving their communities.

2 Aug 2023 Honours and Awards People Training and Recruitment

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Feedback on updated Working with Children Clearance Policy: deadline approaching

We appreciate the feedback that has been received from many members on the updated Working with Children Clearance Policy. Your input is very important and helps inform the changes proposed under the ...

20 Jul 2023 Community Safety Health and Safety Others

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