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Brigade receives medium tanker and honours former captain

Maldon Fire Brigade has welcomed a new medium tanker to their engine bay, celebrating the official handover with brigade members and local dignitaries.

18 Nov 2025 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Mia Mia Fire Brigade service awards total 610 years

Mia Mia Fire Brigade members were awarded service medals at a well attended presentation evening.

5 Nov 2025 Honours and Awards

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Lockwood brigade takes over town to celebrate 75 years

Torrential rain and severe winds were not enough to dampen Lockwood Fire Brigade’s 75-year anniversary festivities on 26 October, as eager members celebrated alongside their community.

30 Oct 2025 Honours and Awards Community Safety Events / Fundraising / Offers

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Romsey and Lancefield brigades celebrate members

Exemplary volunteer service was on the menu on 10 October, when Romsey and Lancefield fire brigades gathered at Mount Monument Winery for their annual dinner.

24 Oct 2025 Honours and Awards People

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Awards night at Dunolly

Dunolly Fire Brigade held its annual CFA awards night at Dunolly Bowling Club last month.

17 Oct 2025 Honours and Awards

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Newstead Brigade Annual Awards night

On 24 May 2025 Newstead Fire Brigade held its Annual Awards night.

11 Jun 2025 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Gisborne juniors making tracks at State Championships

More than 900 firefighters are ready and raring to compete in the 2025 CFA/VFBV State Firefighter Championships over the next two weekends.

19 Mar 2025 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Pomonal Fire Brigade recognised for brave efforts

Pomonal Fire Brigade was today recognised for the firefighting efforts of members during the recent Grampians fires and those last February.

27 Jan 2025 Honours and Awards Incidents - Bushfire

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Respected leader honoured with AFSM

Mark Gunning’s more than four decades of service to CFA, Fire Rescue Victoria and the broader fire and emergency services is testament to his commitment to the protection and wellbeing of all Vi ...

26 Jan 2025 Honours and Awards

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170 years for one of Victoria's oldest volunteer fire brigades

It was a fire in a baker’s shop in November 1854 that first spurred on the locals of Castlemaine to form a volunteer fire brigade. 

21 Nov 2024 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Awarded after serving CFA for over 35 years

Deputy Chief Officer (DCO) Gavin Thompson’s more than 35 years of service to CFA exemplify his exceptional leadership, innovation, operational skills and commitment to community safety.

10 Jun 2024 Honours and Awards People

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Burnbank Brigade Celebrates 80 Years

Burnbank Fire Brigade has marked its 80 year anniversary with an event to celebrate its history and contribution to the local community.

12 Feb 2024 Honours and Awards People

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Mosquito Creek's Montanna Maud named Young Citizen of the Year

CFA's Montanna Maud from Mosquito Creek Fire Brigade has been named City of Greater Bendigo's Young Citizen of the year for 2024.

31 Jan 2024 Honours and Awards People Youth and Juniors

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CFA stalwart receives firefighting's highest honour

William (Bill) Johnstone AFSM would be considered one of the most experienced and insightful leaders in emergency services.

26 Jan 2024 Honours and Awards Operational Information People

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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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Bernie Fradd stepping down after almost 40 years

District 16 Assistant Chief Fire Officer Bernie Fradd is about to transition into retirement after almost 40 years in emergency service.

24 Jan 2024 Honours and Awards People

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Sedgwick heavy tanker handed over

Sedgwick Fire Brigade has officially received its new heavy tanker at a ceremony attended by the Premier of Victoria and Member for Bendigo East Jacinta Allan.

16 Oct 2023 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Brigades of CFA: Kangaroo Flat

If brigades were assigned a number, Kangaroo Flat Fire Brigade would be number 16, reason being, it was the sixteenth brigade to join the Country Fire Brigades Board 150 years ago.

9 Aug 2023 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers

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A way forward for Sutton Grange and Myrtle Creek Fire Brigade

Jan Hull has been striving towards captaincy within CFA for over 30 years, and now as Sutton Grange and Myrtle Creek’s first woman to become Captain, she is ready to put her promising ambitions ...

20 Jul 2023 Honours and Awards People Training and Recruitment

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Former St Arnaud Captain honoured

A former Captain of St Arnaud Fire Brigade, the late Alan McGee, has been celebrated by having a CFA tanker named in his honour.

26 Jun 2023 Honours and Awards People

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West Region fireys awarded National Emergency Medals

Almost five hundred local volunteer firefighters and CFA staff members have been honoured with National Emergency Medals for their efforts in the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire crisis.

1 May 2023 Honours and Awards People

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North West firefighters awarded National Emergency Medals

Over four hundred local volunteer firefighters and CFA staff members from District 2 have been honoured with National Emergency Medals for their efforts in the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire crisis.

3 Apr 2023 Honours and Awards

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We remember 50 years on

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Lancefield/Pyalong fire where, tragically, 1st Lieutenant Dennis Collery of Hesket-Kerrie Rural Fire Brigade died as a result of injuries sustained when a ...

24 Jan 2023 Honours and Awards People

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Lancefield brigade presents long service awards

Recognising its members' valued community service at a recent awards ceremony at Lancefield Fire Station, the brigade is now entering into a new phase of generational growth and succession planning.

9 Sep 2022 Honours and Awards People

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