Tag: CFA
CFA house fires warning
Firefighters have pleaded with residents to play it smart, especially in their kitchens, following the release of new data that shows brigades were called...
Emergency warning issued for Kyneton fire
The CFA has issued an emergency warning for residents near Edgecombe, Woodleigh Heights, Bald Hill and Kyneton as a bushfire continues to burn.
The fire...
Residents go out of way to thank CFA
Sunbury residents whose houses were threatened by a deliberately lit blaze on Christmas Day have gone out of their way to thank CFA volunteers.
Firefighters...
New firey makes a splash
In his first month as one of Sunbury’s newest Country Fire Authority recruits, Brennan Walsh has learned to expect the unexpected.
The former army officer...
Classic cars go up in flames
A classic Mercedes-Benz and an Austin- Healey were destroyed in a fire last week.
Woodend CFA volunteers arrived to find the garage of a Mt...
Damage fears as bushfire warning downgraded
An emergency warning for a bushfire burning north of Lancefield has been downgraded to a watch and act alert.
But the CFA warns the 4000-hectare...
Emotions run high as fire continues to spread
CFA chief Euan Ferguson believes a fire that is tearing through the Cobaw Ranges near Lancefield, destroying at least one home and several outbuildings,...
House destroyed in Cobaw-Lancefield fire
UPDATE Wednesday 9.30AM
AT A GLANCE:
ONE HOUSE DESTROYED NEAR LANCEFIELD
80 YEAR OLD MAN FEARED MISSING HAS TURNED UP SAFE
3000 HECTARES BURNED
EMERGENCY WARNINGS STILL IN PLACE...
Supa donation for Sunbury CFA
Sunbury CFA’s response capability has been given a boost, with a local supermarket donating almost $1500 for new equipment.
Sunbury Supa IGA manager George Malevitis...
CFA’s Rod Sinclair gets life membership
Rod Sinclair says he was 14 when he officially became a member of the CFA.
‘‘Officially’’ because, like many youngsters at the time, he had...
Volunteer given uni head start
A Sunbury student who successfully balanced VCE studies and volunteering has been given a head start as part of a La Trobe University early...
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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...
