District 15 News

July meeting information for District 2 brigades

Art and firefighting may not go hand in hand, but over the weekend, CFA brigades from across the North West Metro Region brought the two together.

CFA welcomed 25 of their newest full-time firefighters at the graduation at Fiskville Training College on June 10.

One of Victoria’s oldest fire brigades is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.

Like a number of other brigades around the State, Sebastopol established its core values following the attendance of some members at a Fireline Leadership course.

Three CFA members were recognised on the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

Two teenage girls were lucky to escape a fire which destroyed a Mt Wallace home this morning that had no functioning smoke alarms.

Jenni Raines, Sandra Diciero and Sharon Kewley are three of CFA’s newest recruits – and they have a tough four months ahead.

How would you feel about being asked to remove your contaminated clothes, wear a plastic poncho and complete decontamination in Ballarat at the beginning of winter?

The Honourable Bernard Teague AO will speak at ‘Bushfires, murders and media’, a brunch organised by Daylesford Rotary Club to raise funds for the local CFA.