4_General News

Albany Advertiser: WAFarmers and Bushfire Volunteers WA will host free forum in Albany to bring the region’s big issues to the forefront

By |2020-07-24T09:48:17+08:00July 23rd, 2020|Media stories, Member Consultation, WAFarmers Regional Roadshow|

The WAFarmers Regional Roadshow visits Albany tomorrow and organisers want [...]

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Stirling Times: Warwick teenager wins award with poem inspired by Australian bushfires

By |2020-07-25T09:27:46+08:00July 17th, 2020|Media stories|

Congratulations for the win Ellen Vigus and thank you so [...]

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ABC: Bushfire royal commission hears how COVID-19 could impact firefighting this bushfire season

By |2020-07-25T12:24:02+08:00July 17th, 2020|Media stories|

COVID-19 has had a big impact on the movement [...]

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ABC: Compulsory Department of Fire and Emergency Services Code Of Conduct worries volunteers

By |2020-07-06T09:55:44+08:00July 6th, 2020|Media stories|

Key points: Nationals MP Terry Redman says the restrictions detailed [...]

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SMH: Volunteer firies ‘disenchanted’ and ‘disrespected’ by bureaucracy

By |2020-07-04T07:37:36+08:00July 3rd, 2020|CAVFA Members, Comment, Media stories, We have your back|

Volunteer firefighters are leaving the ranks in NSW and Victoria [...]

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South Western Times: $13.4M DFES centre and fire truck building facility to be built in Collie

By |2020-07-11T09:26:07+08:00July 1st, 2020|Media stories|

A new $13.4 million Department of Fire and Emergency Services [...]

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ABC: Fresh concerns over union influence as CFA boss quits ahead of controversial firefighting overhaul

By |2020-06-27T06:32:09+08:00June 27th, 2020|CAVFA Members, Media stories|

Firefighting has been dogged by turf wars between Victoria's [...]

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Coles Group and Bushfire Volunteers support Shire of Dumbleyung Community Day

By |2020-06-27T14:30:47+08:00June 19th, 2020|AVBFB Member Events, Comment, Supportive Businesses|

Bushfire Volunteers' President Dave Gossage joined volunteers from Bush Fire [...]

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SMH: ‘Some things were out of bounds’: Fire chiefs ‘gagged’ on climate change warnings to government, inquiry told

By |2020-07-17T20:16:19+08:00June 17th, 2020|Media stories|

Decorated former firefighter and climate action advocate Greg Mullins says [...]

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NV News: Lower Chittering VBFB embraces new Emergency Services Volunteers app

By |2020-06-27T13:08:53+08:00June 4th, 2020|Media stories, Member promotion|

Lower Chittering Volunteer Bushfire Brigade members Graham Furlong (captain), [...]

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ABC: Queensland Government use of QFES funding to cover COVID-19 expenses questioned

By |2020-06-03T20:29:08+08:00June 3rd, 2020|CAVFA Members, Media stories|

Key points: Concerns include that up to $20 million of [...]

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Stirling Times: Indian Ocean Hotel collaboration with Toastface Grillah keeps on cooking

By |2020-05-30T02:31:14+08:00May 29th, 2020|ES Volunteers, Supportive Businesses|

Indian Ocean Hotel general manager Mathieu Bourget. Credit: David [...]

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Southern Gazette: Perth smoke haze warning: Plans for asthma early alert system stall

By |2020-05-29T20:51:23+08:00May 28th, 2020|4_General News|

Smoky scenes over the Matagarup Bridge. Sandra Jackson Credit: [...]

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The Advertiser: Bushfire Royal Commission hears hundreds of species driven closer to extinction

By |2020-05-29T19:33:24+08:00May 27th, 2020|4_General News|

The Black Summer bushfires were an “ecological disaster” that has [...]

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ABC: Bushfire royal commission hears that Black Summer smoke killed nearly 450 people

By |2020-05-29T19:43:15+08:00May 26th, 2020|4_General News|

Smoke from the Black Summer bushfires killed nearly 450 people [...]

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COVID-19: Brigades urged to redeem $500 Coles gift cards to help support local

By |2020-05-21T16:21:14+08:00May 20th, 2020|Comment, Funding, Supportive Businesses|

IF YOUR BRIGADE HAS NOT YET CLAIMED THE COLES $500 [...]

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About Regional: “Why can’t we sue the government for not keeping us safe?” Bushfire survivors take NSW EPA to court

By |2020-05-20T17:46:51+08:00May 14th, 2020|4_General News|

We share the article below with our members more for [...]

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Yanchep News Online: Embers from much earlier fire sparked big Yanchep bushfire

By |2020-05-29T22:33:48+08:00May 13th, 2020|4_General News|

A DEPARTMENT of Fire and Emergency Services investigation into the [...]

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