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South Western Times: Having a red hot go
Community steps up hot on the heels of bushfire crisis As Australia continues to battle amid its bushfire crisis, South West volunteer firefighting brigades have been flooded with people wanting to help quell blazes. Bunbury [...]
Minderoo Foundation provides funds and resources to bushfire response, recovery and resilience
Minderoo Foundation Media Statement $10 million to mobilise specialist volunteers from Western Australia, $10 million in immediate bushfire relief funding and a $50 million investment to support the development of a long-term blueprint for fire resilience [...]
ABC: Emergency Services Levy funding used to pay for $100,000 worth of artwork at fire stations
PHOTO: Vincent Fire Station's $51,500 art budget was funded by the WA's Emergency Services Levy. (ABC News: Rhiannon Shine) Key points: The levy has funded new fire stations which are required to include [...]
Great Southern Herald: Long campaign for fire truck
Borden volunteer firefighters battle last month's blaze Picture: DFES' Evan Collis The Shire of Gnowangerup has thrown its support behind a push for a fire truck to be based near the Stirling Range [...]
Australian Leisure Management: Motorsport fans and Perth Motorplex generously contribute to bushfire appeal
A crowd of approximately 8,000 attending the Summer Slam and Funny Car Match Race at Perth Motorplex on Saturday 4th January 2020 have generously contributed to a bushfire appeal in support of those affected by [...]
Stirling Range Fire – A Different Perspective
There is never a “good” time for a dry thunder storm and sunset on Boxing day, when many were still recovering from the over indulgences of the previous day, was no different. The lightning strike [...]
Bunbury Herald: South West fireys step up to battle Goldfields blazes
Harvey Shire volunteer firefighters Nick Madaffari, Robert Godfrey, Warwick Gunning, Jeremy Gunson and Paul Reynolds just got back from five days battling the Norsman blazes which have closed the Eyre Highway for a number [...]
Share your story as a… female volunteer
The association has been working very hard to plan a number of very exciting pro-active campaigns and projects in order to increase the breadth of our members services. One issue that we regularly face is [...]
WA fire: 22 days and still out of control
The Great Southern and Goldfields regions of Western Australia aren't as highly populated or perhaps publicly visible as the east coast but it's important for all to be aware that hundreds of volunteers from Bush [...]
The West: PM offers $2b to help douse pain
Below is an excellent editorial from our friends at The West Australian newspaper. 57 major blaze inquiries mean we already know what should be done Scott Morrison will pump at least $2 billion dollars into [...]
ABC: Volunteer firefighters say Stirling Range National Park mega-blaze underscores need for more resources
PHOTO: Each year thousands of tourists visit the Stirling Range National Park on West Australia's south coast. (ABC News: Kit Mochan) Key points: It took a week for over 200 firefighters to contain [...]
The West: Heroes Welcome / The Concerns of a Captain
Below are two excellent articles that appeared in today's The Weekend West. Please encourage everyone you know to buy a copy of The West today and read these and other powerful articles about bushfire from [...]
ABC: Fire twister video another reminder of the bravery of volunteers
It's difficult to know what the long-term impact of almost every challenge humans face now days, but one very important outcome is a much better public understanding of the fury of fire. We are very [...]
Perth Motorplex supports Bushfire Volunteers
We are deeply touched by the generosity of many individuals and organisations who are doing so much to demonstrate their support for our incredible Bushfire Volunteers and tonight, there's one that is putting on a [...]
Happy New Year
Australia’s Bushfire Volunteers know the devastation fire can bring to our built and natural environments. Sadly, many of us also know first-hand that its fierce temper can deliver untold physical and emotional suffering. As you [...]
ABC: Long term plan needed to financially support volunteer fire fighters
As locals in the east Gippsland region brace for horrific fire conditions, the local federal Member is calling on his Government to do more to support fire fighters. Veterans Affairs Minister Darren Chester has welcomed [...]
Bushfire Volunteers responds to Gov’t compensation for Volunteers announcement
The peak body for Western Australia's 20,000+ registered volunteers of the Bush Fire Service has welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison's commitment to compensate NSW Rural Fire Service volunteers who have been called out for more [...]
The Age: ‘Bullying culture’ blamed as volunteer firefighter numbers drop across Australia
The nation's volunteer firefighting force has been reduced by about 18,000 members over the past decade, with volunteer chiefs blaming an ageing cohort and toxic workplace cultures. The biggest decreases occurred in Victoria and Western [...]
Fed Govt: New Payments to Support NSW Volunteer Firefighters
Volunteer firefighters will receive financial support from the Morrison Government for loss of income, where they have been called out for extended periods of service. Rural Fire Service Volunteers in NSW who are self-employed or [...]
Augusta Margaret River Times: Career fireys ‘needed’
Vasse MLA Libby Mettam says three escaped Parks and Wildlife fires in June demonstrate the need for greater year-round firefighting resources in the region. While council volunteer brigades gained millions of dollars in new appliances [...]