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Planned Burn Taskforce women’s workshop

Over two days, 16 women from CFA’s Planned Burn Taskforce (PBTF) came together to identify options to increase participation and ensure CFA’s planned burning deployments continue to provid ...

28 Aug 2025 Inclusion and Fairness Planning and Research

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Blue pants mark an era of inclusion for Werribee women runners

Werribee Fire Brigade has made a small but significant change to their championships running uniforms, moving away from the traditional white running pants to a matching blue pant.

10 Apr 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers People Youth and Juniors

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CFA researcher paves the way for women in STEM

Dr Tegan Brown is one of many incredible women researchers paving the way for women and girls who are looking to take on careers in STEM (science technology, engineering and mathematics).

11 Feb 2024 Inclusion and Fairness People Planning and Research

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Roadshow Films CFA fundraiser a success

Thank you to everyone who supported the CFA preview screenings of the Australian movie Force of Nature: The Dry 2.

6 Feb 2024 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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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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2024 Government House Open Day

Join us on Friday 26 January 2024, at Government House Victoria for the annual Open Day event.

22 Jan 2024 Community Safety Events / Fundraising / Offers

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Roadshow Films fundraiser for CFA

Preview screenings of the Australian movie Force of Nature; The Dry 2, which features Victorian emergency services, will be used to raise funds for the CFA in two separate settings.

12 Jan 2024 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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Introducing the CFA Inclusive Language Guide

CFA is committed to creating a safe and inclusive culture - a responsibility we all share.

11 Jan 2024 Inclusion and Fairness People

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Planning an event?

CFA has developed an Event Management Planning Framework to assist both volunteers and staff work through an event planning process for internal and external events, small and large.

24 Nov 2023 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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VESEP grants announced for CFA projects

Nearly $11 million in grant funding will be handed over to CFA brigades to purchase new equipment to help protect their communities.

23 Nov 2023 Events / Fundraising / Offers Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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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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Junior leaders share, develop and learn at the 2023 Forum

Lady Northcote Discovery Camp in Glenmore hosted the 2023 Junior Leader Forum on 21-22 October 2023.

27 Oct 2023 Inclusion and Fairness People Youth and Juniors

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Grizzly bears and wolverines at the June 2023 Volunteer Forum

One of the highlights from this month's Volunteer Forum was a live cross to Canada when the unlikely topic of grizzly bears and wolverines was discussed.

28 Jun 2023 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers Training and Recruitment

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Devon Meadows firefighter donates to blood challenge

A near-death experience encouraged a Devon Meadows firefighter to roll up her sleeves for a good cause.

21 Jun 2022 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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CFA calls on members to roll up their sleeves for a good cause

CFA is calling on its members to roll up their sleeves and donate for the Emergency Services Blood Challenge.

2 Jun 2022 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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CFA celebrates volunteers this National Volunteer Week

CFA is celebrating it’s 54,000 volunteers as part of National Volunteer Week which starts on Monday 16 May.

16 May 2022 Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Cultural Diversity Week: Mohini Sashindranath

For CFA’s Acting Chief Financial Officer Mohini Sashindranath, learning about a range of cultures helped her to learn more about herself.

25 Mar 2022 Inclusion and Fairness People

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CFA celebrates International Women's Day

On Sunday 6 March CFA Brigades, Groups, Districts and Regions across the state came together for International Women's Day (IWD) to celebrate women's achievements and reinforce a commitment to equalit ...

8 Mar 2022 Events / Fundraising / Offers Inclusion and Fairness

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The future of predictive services

Bushfire simulation models and other predictive tools are increasingly used to inform operational and planning decisions and trained fire behaviour analysts (FBANs) provide a range of operational deci ...

29 Sep 2021 Planning and Research

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CFA researcher wins award

Ensuring that research is embedded into practice at CFA isn’t straightforward, but CFA Program Manager Research and Evaluation John Gilbert has been working with Dr Ken Strahan to do just that.

4 Jun 2021 Community Safety Planning and Research

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Stylish donation helps brigades

CFA has been presented with a generous donation from Oscar Oscar Salons for $78,093.00 that will go towards projects to assist brigades in purchasing, maintaining and meeting the costs associated with ...

21 Apr 2021 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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