Tag: CFA
Malmsbury CFA’s Show and Shine
Malmsbury CFA is getting revved up for its annual Show and Shine fundraiser this weekend.
The classic and custom motor festival will be held in...
Kyneton op shop celebrates 50 years
Kyneton’s first op shop is celebrating half a century of community service.
The Kyneton Uniting Church Opportunity Shop began servicing the local area 50 years...
What’s on in Sunbury and Macedon Ranges
Here's what's on in Sunbury and Macedon Ranges...
SES starters
Interested in being an SES volunteer? An information evening will be held from 7-9pm on Monday,...
CFA warns about winter fire hazards
As temperatures drop and heaters are turned up, the CFA is warning people to beware of fire hazards.
A “spike in heating-related fires” made winter...
Drivers urged to beware of black ice
Local emergency services and VicRoads are urging drivers to beware of black ice.
July and August are typically when black ice is most prevalent on...
Sunbury & Macedon Ranges volunteers all fired up for upgrades
Emergency service volunteer groups across Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges have been given a boost to make their work easier.
Local CFA brigades and SES...
Firey hoses down CFA concerns in Sunbury
Proposed changes to the structure of the Country Fire Authority (CFA) would not adversely impact Sunbury, claims Sunbury fire station operations officer Mark Owen.
The...
Fire centre cashed up
A new state emergency management institute in Mount Macedon is a step closer, with the state government announcing funding details last week.
To get the...
Ballan wins new CFA training centre
Ballan will be home to the new Country Fire Authority training centre. The state government announced on Monday its plans for the new facility,...
Sunbury SES and CFA unite
Sunbury’s SES and CFA volunteers are training together to determine how the services can complement each other at emergency callouts.
More than 20 SES and...
Diggers Rest in the line of fire
An out-of-control grass fire swept across paddocks and threatened homes near the Bulla-Diggers Rest Road last Saturday, with 34 fire trucks and four air...
CFA gets ready for fire season
Gisborne’s volunteer firefighters will get bigger digs, while Macedon’s Country Fire Authority members will tackle emergencies more quickly in their new truck, thanks to...
Calder Freeway shut after chemical spill
Northbound lanes on the Calder Freeway remain closed near Gisborne after a chemical spill early Thursday morning.
Traffic is being detoured onto Mount Macedon Road,...
Voters dispel ‘CFA effect’ fears in McEwen and Bendigo
The election result may be in doubt federally, but voters in the central Victorian seats of McEwen and Bendigo were clear in their assessment...
Woodend CFA keen to hear from community-minded drivers
Woodend CFA needs a few good men, or women, to ensure its two trucks and a pumper are able to turn out for incidents.
First...
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Funding gives kids strong start
More children from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds will receive support to access and attend kindergarten across 25 councils including Hume.
Children Minister Lizzie...
