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 Go to Blue pants mark an era of inclusion for Werribee women runners
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 Go to Spotting fake messages and account deactivation issues on Meta platforms
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 Go to Appointment of CFA CEO - Greg Leach AFSM
Chat with retiring CFA CEO Natalie MacDonald CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan took some time to chat with CFA CEO Natalie MacDonald just before she retired on July 31. 7 Aug 2024 People Go to Chat with retiring CFA CEO Natalie MacDonald
The Importance of witness statements Witness statements play a crucial role in understanding a range of matters, investigations and also in legal proceedings. 23 Jul 2024 Operational Information Go to The Importance of witness statements
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 Go to Volunteers receive peer support training
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 Go to Certificate IV in Leadership and Management course for volunteers to launch in June
Memorandum of Understanding versus contract/agreements A question CFA’s legal team often receives from members is: “Should we be setting up a Memorandum of Understanding or should an Agreement be set in place?” 12 Apr 2024 Operational Information Go to Memorandum of Understanding versus contract/agreements
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 Go to CFA researcher paves the way for women in STEM
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 Go to Death of a member: Garry Mallen, Portland brigade
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 Go to Introducing the CFA Inclusive Language Guide
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 Go to Junior leaders share, develop and learn at the 2023 Forum
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 Go to National Nutrition Week
Mallacoota's road to recovery Impacted by the 2019-2020 bushfires, Mallacoota is now seeing a strong recovery with community members playing a big part in its renewal. 9 Sep 2023 Community Safety Incidents - Bushfire People Go to Mallacoota's road to recovery
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 Go to Women's Health Week
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 Go to Healthy Bones Action Week
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 Go to Feedback on updated Working with Children Clearance Policy: deadline approaching
Structural Fire Investigation Course The Structural and Vehicle Fire Investigation course was recently conducted at the purpose-built fire investigation training facility at VEMTC Huntly training campus. 17 Jul 2023 Operational Information Training and Recruitment Go to Structural Fire Investigation Course
Service Delivery Reporting Centre (SDRC) change of operating hours Since August 2021, the Service Delivery Reporting Team, under the Operational Performance and Capability directorate, has delivered a number of key capability tools to better engage with brigades and ... 19 May 2023 Operational Information Go to Service Delivery Reporting Centre (SDRC) change of operating hours
Spirit of CFA Award for Excellence in Innovation Our Community Engagement Program Team and Content Team received the Spirit of CFA Excellence in Innovation Award in recognition of the hard work and planning they put into reaching out to our communit ... 28 Jul 2022 Honours and Awards People Go to Spirit of CFA Award for Excellence in Innovation
Dangerous Goods and Infrastructure team recognised with Spirit of CFA Award If you have a question or issue related to non-traditional fire safety matters, it’s the Dangerous Goods and Infrastructure team (now known as the Specialist Risk and Fire Safety team) that you ... 26 Jul 2022 Honours and Awards People Go to Dangerous Goods and Infrastructure team recognised with Spirit of CFA Award
Paul Spinks wins Spirit of CFA Living The Values Gold Award Paul Spinks from District 13 has won the 2022 Spirit of CFA Living the Values Gold Award in this year’s ceremony. 19 Jul 2022 Honours and Awards People Go to Paul Spinks wins Spirit of CFA Living The Values Gold Award
First woman captain at Port Campbell is celebrated this National Volunteer Week CFA is celebrating its thousands of volunteers this week as part of National Volunteer Week (May 16-22). 18 May 2022 People Go to First woman captain at Port Campbell is celebrated this National Volunteer Week
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 Go to CFA celebrates volunteers this National Volunteer Week