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Firefighters take on umpires to raise mental health awareness

Five CFA brigades in Melbourne’s outer northwest have taken to the football field to challenge local umpires to help fundraise and raise awareness in the annual Mental Health Cup.

23 Sep 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers Inclusion and Fairness People

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Brigades honour a friend and volunteer

A Plenty Fire Brigade volunteer will be remembered as keen, enthusiastic and humble by Yarrambat and Plenty Fire Brigade volunteers, with two commemorative plaques created in his name.

16 Sep 2025 Honours and Awards Partnerships People

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Melton marks 90 years of devoted service

Having served the community since 1935, Melton Fire Brigade has gathered with grateful community members to celebrate their 90-year anniversary in a highly anticipated extravaganza.

28 Aug 2025 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers Operational Information

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50 years of loyalty to Wattle Glen recognised

Wattle Glen Fire Brigade stalwart Dale Pitts has been recognised for his 50 years of incredible service to the community in front of his family and friends at a recent brigade dinner.

13 Aug 2025 Honours and Awards Operational Information People

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Multi-agency road crash rescue simulation in Werribee

CFA members from Werribee joined Ambulance Victoria (AV) and Victoria Police for a large-scale road crash rescue training exercise on Friday (25 July).

29 Jul 2025 Community Safety Partnerships People

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690 years of CFA service celebrated at Christmas Hills

Christmas Hills Fire Brigade members and their families gathered at Panton Hill Hotel on 4 June to celebrate the end of a long fire season, and to acknowledge a number of members who between them have ...

11 Jun 2025 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers

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150 years strong at Rochester Fire Brigade

Rochester Fire Brigade marked their sesquicentennial of service over the weekend with a torchlight procession, followed by a community barbecue and fireworks to conclude the evening.

28 May 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Faces of CFA – Kate Lamble

What binds CFA members is the common goal to protect lives and property. But they are a diverse bunch – every member has a story and Faces of CFA introduces you to just some of those stories.

22 Apr 2025 People

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Appeal close to home for Werribee Fire Brigade

Werribee Fire Brigade members will be hitting the streets once again this Good Friday, hoping to raise as much as possible for The Royal Children's Hospital’s Good Friday Appeal.

11 Apr 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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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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Construction starts for a new Wyndham Vale Station

Construction has commenced on a new modernised fire station for members of the Wyndham Vale Fire Brigade, with an official turning of the sod ceremony marking the occasion this week.

5 Apr 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers People Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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District 14 Headquarters Brigade celebrates 30 years of service

District 14 Headquarters Brigade was established in 1995 and celebrates 30 years of dedicated support this year.

24 Mar 2025 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers

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Face of the Good Friday Appeal feels at home at CFA

The Good Friday appeal is a cause close to the hearts of CFA volunteers, and this year there is an even closer connection to one of the faces of the 2025 appeal.

5 Mar 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Grampians and Little Desert fires contained

The Grampians – Wallaby Rocks and Little Desert bushfires are now contained following nearly two weeks of incredible work by crews on the ground, in the air and in the control centres.

9 Feb 2025 Community Safety Incidents - Bushfire People

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CFA members receive Australian Fire Service Medals

Six highly regarded CFA members have been named as this year’s Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) recipients, in recognition of their outstanding service to CFA and their communities.

26 Jan 2025 Honours and Awards Incidents - Bushfire People

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Echuca teen steps up to the frontline in NSW

When 16-year-old CFA member Sophie Amos set out for the NSW State Firefighting Championships in Wagga Wagga late last year, she never imagined she’d return home to Echuca with real-life firefigh ...

10 Jan 2025 People Youth and Juniors

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Rochester Emergency Services Hub finds home base

Rochester Fire Brigade and Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) Rochester Unit volunteers got a first glimpse of their new co-located site this week, with the land search excitingly coming to an ...

18 Dec 2024 Events / Fundraising / Offers Operational Information Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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CFA members participate in toy run

Residents of Campaspe Shire suffered devastating floods in 2022 and 2023. The Red Knights Chapter 14, a motorcycle club for fire service volunteers, wanted to support the affected Rochester community.

16 Dec 2024 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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Echuca fireys win NSW State Championships

Echuca Fire Brigade claimed a historic win at the recent NSW State Championships in Wagga Wagga, becoming the first-ever Victorian brigade to win the prestigious Alfred Webb Cup.

19 Nov 2024 Honours and Awards People Training and Recruitment

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Recruiting the family to serve the community

When Tash Sinclair became a CFA volunteer with Kangaroo Ground Fire Brigade more than four years ago, she didn’t imagine she’d end up serving the community alongside her family.

1 Nov 2024 People

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Inglewood celebrates momentous 160th anniversary

Inglewood Fire Brigade marked a significant milestone over the weekend, celebrating its 160th anniversary with a special dinner to honour its long-serving members.

16 Oct 2024 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Hay season comes early in the west amid heightened fire risk

With hay season arriving early in western Victoria and parts of the state facing an increased fire risk this spring, CFA is urging farmers to take extra care to prevent haystack fires.

11 Oct 2024 Community Safety Incidents - Others Others People

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Local north west firefighters awarded National Emergency Medals

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

24 Sep 2024 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers Incidents - Bushfire

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Brigades light up the night in Diamond Creek

CFA volunteers upheld a longstanding tradition in Diamond Creek over the weekend, participating in a torchlight parade through town as part of the Diamond Creek Rotary Town Fair.

17 Sep 2024 Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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