District 2 News

Today’s Bendigo Advertiser reports that an elderly woman has escaped a fire that gutted her weatherboard home yesterday (4 June).

Report by Operations Manager Mark Gilmore for June 2012 Meetings

Monthly report (a bit late) by CFA Operations Manager Mark Gilmore.

The united force of all Bendigo firefighters at a shop fire led to some glowing comments from Senior Station Officer Dale Stemmer who doubled as the incident controller.

THE Maldon Fire Brigade has celebrated its 150th anniversary with a torchlight procession, a family day and a members’ dinner.

The demands on the peer program around Victoria are enormous. In Loddon Mallee, the workload is approximately double that of any other CFA region.

Volunteer leaders from Victorian emergency service organisations will come together in Bendigo this weekend to attend the two-day Volunteer Leaders’ Conference.

The Woodend CFA recently celebrated its 116th year at their annual dinner, with special awards presented to current and past members covering a total of well over 300 years of service to the community.

Article by Jon Leaver, Secretary, Carisbrook Fire BrigadeThe Board Chairman – Mr Kerry Murphy PSM, AFSM, presented three of Carisbrook Fire Brigades hardest workers with their National Medals at the brigades annual dinner on the 14th of April this year.

Deputy Chief Officer Steve Warrington visited members of Mildura Fire Brigade yesterday. Their number now includes two MFB firefighters who have made the big move from the city to the Murray as part of the new fire services’ exchange program.