Tag: CFA
Wyndham brigades top fundraising effort
Volunteers and members of Wyndham’s CFA brigades have put in a fantastic effort to raise more than $137,000 for the Good Friday Appeal.
In total,...
Great service rewarded
They’re the men and women who go out of their way to help when disaster strikes – so it’s only fitting they are recognised.
Little...
CFA honours its fallen
One of Werribee CFA’s founding members will be honoured this weekend for the role he played in World War I, where he lost his...
CFA ready for emergency
Firefighter’s from Hoppers Crossing and Point Cook will now be able to provide life-saving medical assistance in an emergency.
The brigades are among 22 CFA...
CFA open for business
Do you have what it takes to become a firefighter? Or are you keen to have a stickybeak around a fire station and pop...
Volunteers take issue with CFA data
CFA performance data does not paint the full picture of the ways brigades respond to call-outs, according to Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV).
The data,...
Stairway to charity
Climbing 28 flights of stairs while wearing a full firefighter’s uniform, helmet and breathing apparatus sounds like a tough task.
But this is exactly what...
Land earmarked for new CFA station
A new station is on the cards for Hoppers Crossing fire brigade.
The Country Fire Authority has lodged plans with Wyndham council for a $3.7...
Crash course for fireys and paramedics
Imagine a person is trapped inside a car following a car accident.
Firefighters and paramedics are working at lightning speed to extricate the person from...
New fire stations funded
Truganina and Wyndham Vale CFA captains have welcomed $7.5 million in state government funding for new fire stations for their brigades.
Werribee MP Tim Pallas...
Shadowfax closed for “a couple of weeks” after blaze
Shadowfax Winery will be closed for about a fortnight following a blaze in its kitchen early this morning.
Werribee CFA’s Darryl Wells said firefighters were...
Fireys battle blaze at Shadowfax Winery
Fire investigators will head to Werribee’s Shadowfax Winery today to determine the cause of a small blaze in its kitchen early this morning.
Werribee CFA's...
Fireys defy an uncertain future
Werribee CFA members have vowed to focus on serving the community despite continued uncertainty about their future.
The state government last week released a plan...
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,...
Fireys on history hunt
In 1916, eight Werribee CFA volunteer firefighters went off to fight for their country in World War I.
Two of those men never returned.
Now, more...
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Vales top order fires
It was a mixture of the young and old that got the job done for Wyndham Vale on Saturday in the Victorian Turf Cricket...
