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Volunteers drive the formation of new Apostles Group

A new CFA group has been officially launched in District 6 – the Apostles Group.

29 Sep 2025 Others

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Boonea Yallock cultural immersion tour

The weather was finally a truly autumnal day. Crisp and cool, dew on the ground and on the leaves, clear skies, with the sun gently warming our backs.

5 Jun 2025 Environment Others People

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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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Celebrating success: 2024 Captain Peer Mentor Program in District 6

The 2024 Captain Peer Mentor Program (CPMP) in District 6 has once again proven to be an invaluable initiative, fostering leadership development, networking and personal growth among its participants.

12 Dec 2024 Honours and Awards Others People

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South West Region - DCO's 2024 update

DCO South West Region Adrian Gutsche provides an update on the accomplishments and achievements from the past year.

10 Dec 2024 Operational Information Others People

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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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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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Large grass and scrub fire in Mooroopna North

Firefighters battled a grass and scrub fire yesterday following sightings of two columns of smoke at Mooroopna North.

8 May 2024 Incidents - Bushfire Incidents - Others Others

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Board meeting heads to North East Region

The CFA Board travelled to Seymour, Nagambie, Shepparton and Mooroopna as part of its March meeting.

11 Apr 2024 Others People

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Fire restrictions to end in parts of North East

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will finish at 1.00am on Monday, 8 April in the following municipalities in CFA’s District 22:

4 Apr 2024 Others

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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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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 the South West

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will begin at 01.00am on Monday, November 20 for CFA’s South West region, including the following municipalities in District’s 4, 5, 6 and 7.

10 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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Multi-agency rescues for weekend wanderers

It was another weekend of multi-agency rescues across the state, as CFA crews teamed up with SES, FRV, Victoria Police and Ambulance Victoria to save a cow, rescue a bush walker and bring two missing ...

17 Apr 2023 Incidents - Others Incidents - Vehicle / Rescue / Hazmat Others

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