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A brigade's heart-warming gesture

While there might not be an obvious link between a CFA brigade getting two new firefighting vehicles and an animal support centre getting some warm bedding for its four-pawed mates, in this case there ...

19 Sep 2025 Others

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New book about Langley Barfold Fire Brigade

A new book chronicling 100 years of the Langley Barfold Fire Brigade captures the ways in which a local rural fire brigade has been protecting its community from the dangers of fire while adapting to ...

4 Aug 2025 Others

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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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Solar farm in Raywood incident

CFA responded to a fire on a solar farm in Raywood, outside Bendigo at about 5.50pm on Thursday 20 February.

20 Feb 2025 Community Safety Incidents - Others Incidents - Structure Others

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Newham brigade's recycled decorations

Newham Fire Brigade members have brought some Christmas sparkle to their home village by using clever recycling.

17 Dec 2024 Others

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CFA and Ambulance Victoria launch life-saving program

Nine CFA brigades are trained and ready to respond to select medical Triple Zero calls as part of a new program that will officially commence on 27 November.

13 Nov 2024 Community Safety Incidents - Others Others

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Appointment of CFA CEO - Greg Leach AFSM

I am delighted to announce that following an extensive search Greg Leach AFSM has been appointed by the Victorian Government as the new Chief Executive Officer for CFA.

11 Oct 2024 Others People

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Board heads to District 2

The Board travelled to Kangaroo Flat in District 2 for their May meeting.

1 Jul 2024 Others People

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Volunteers receive peer support training

The latest cohort of peer support members underwent training to offer mental health and wellbeing support to fellow CFA members.

13 Jun 2024 Incidents - Others Others People

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Certificate IV in Leadership and Management course for volunteers to launch in June

The VLD team received 149 Expressions of Interest from dedicated volunteers across all five regions.

13 Jun 2024 Others People Training and Recruitment

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Updated CFA Style Guide now available

The CFA Style Guide has been updated and is now available in the Template Toolkit On Members Online.

19 Mar 2024 Others

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Improving our communications to members

Improved digital search capability for Members Online, regular quarterly editions of Brigade magazine and exploring new options for localised communications are some of the actions CFA is taking follo ...

19 Mar 2024 Others

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New eLearning module on valuing our volunteers

The ‘Valuing our Volunteers – Bringing our narrative to life’ eLearning module has valuable insights about CFA's volunteers.

13 Mar 2024 Others Training and Recruitment

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Death of a member: Garry Mallen, Portland brigade

Today, we mourn the loss of one of our own, Portland Brigade member and former Captain Garry Mallen who passed away this morning while attending a shed fire incident in Portland.

30 Jan 2024 Incidents - Others Others People

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CFA members assist with flood efforts

More than 200 CFA volunteers supported VICSES in flood recovery efforts in the first 10 days of 2024, with some members quick to assist despite having to sandbag their own homes.

11 Jan 2024 Incidents - Others Others Partnerships

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2022-23 CFA Annual Report

CFA's 2022-23 Annual Report was tabled in parliament today, 16 November 2023.

16 Nov 2023 Others

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Fire restrictions announced for District 2

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will begin for municipalities in CFA’s District 2 in the coming weeks.

3 Nov 2023 Others

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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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Consultation open: Updated Working with Children Clearance Policy

CFA has developed a draft Working with Children Clearance Policy. We are now seeking your feedback on the proposed changes.

26 May 2023 Community Safety Others

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CFA fireys rescue 15 workers from Costerfield mine fire

Specialist CFA firefighters have worked overnight to rescue 15 workers from a mine fire at Costerfield.

5 Mar 2023 Incidents - Others Others Partnerships

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New flag reflects hope

Having recently returned from a three-day deployment as a strike team leader to Rochester, I reflected on the resilience of Rochester Fire Brigade members whose town and fire station were devastated b ...

25 Oct 2022 Incidents - Others Others Partnerships People

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