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Claire Higgins is CFA Deputy Chair. She is also Chair of the Victorian State Emergency Service and a member of the Ambulance Victoria, Manidis Roberts and Watermove Boards. Her other appointments include Chair of the Comcare Audit Committee and she is an independent member of the Surf Coast Shire Audit and Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions Audit Committees.
Aug 30

Deputy Chair's report, August 2011

Claire Higgins Published in trainingFire Services CommissionerChief Officer Euan FergusonCFA Board by Claire Higgins | Comment (1)
The August Board meeting was held at the Wangaratta training ground. Supervisor Richard Gardner led a tour of the recently-upgraded facilities which are used by a number of other emergency services and community organisations as well as our own brigades.

Some Board members also met representatives from Bobinawarrah and Milawa brigades to discuss matters of shared importance.

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