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Canberra Times: ACT bushfire inquiry: Volunteer firefighters call for more respect and better conditions

By |2020-08-12T10:34:52+08:00August 12th, 2020|CAVFA Members, Media stories|

The Orroral Valley fire which destroyed most of Namadgi [...]

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QLD Country Life: Queensland’s rural firies push for fire service restructure

By |2020-08-06T09:26:25+08:00August 5th, 2020|CAVFA Members, Media stories|

Hosed down: Queensland's Fire and Emergency Services has hosed [...]

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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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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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WAFES Conference rescheduled until 2021 – ConEx still on!

By |2020-06-13T18:11:32+08:00June 13th, 2020|Bushfire Cadets, CAVFA Members, ConEx, Government Media Statements, Local Government, Media, Professional Development, Professional Development, Regions, Sponsors and Partners, Supportive Businesses, Training and PD|

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) has [...]

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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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Build Australia: Key bushfire standard open for all Australians to access

By |2020-05-20T15:00:18+08:00May 8th, 2020|4_General News, CAVFA Members, Government Articles etc|

The Federal Government and Standards Australia have partnered to waive [...]

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Can your business help? Show you care and list a discount for our amazing volunteers

By |2020-03-27T11:47:33+08:00March 3rd, 2020|Can you help, CAVFA Members, Comment, Supportive Businesses|

As the peak body for the incredible 20,000+ registered members [...]

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ABC: BlazeAid needs more volunteers to help bushfire recovery, sees solution in paying backpackers

By |2020-02-29T23:01:17+08:00February 29th, 2020|4_General News, CAVFA Members|

Garry Wilson and Rob Golgini are leading the call [...]

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Australian Aviation: ATSB reveals first details of C-130 crash that killed US firefighters in NSW

By |2020-02-29T22:48:54+08:00February 28th, 2020|4_General News, CAVFA Members|

A preliminary ATSB report into the deaths of three American [...]

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The New Daily: Scientists say Australia’s worst-ever bushfire season ‘not the new normal’

By |2020-02-29T23:55:13+08:00February 25th, 2020|4_General News, CAVFA Members|

Accepting Australia’s catastrophic bushfire season as the “new normal” would [...]

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pedestrian.tv: Firefighters Honoured With 20-Metre High Billboard In NYC’s Time Square & We’re Crying

By |2020-02-29T23:14:21+08:00February 19th, 2020|4_General News, CAVFA Members|

A huge 20-metre high billboard has appeared in Times Square [...]

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The Australian: Bushfires: watchdog calls for rethink on bushfire fuel-load reduction

By |2020-02-20T18:42:51+08:00February 18th, 2020|4_General News, CAVFA Members|

Inspector-General of Emergency Management Alistair Dawson says, ‘it is [...]

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The Lead: Satellite group targets bushfire disaster and clean water

By |2020-02-20T18:28:04+08:00February 18th, 2020|4_General News, CAVFA Members|

Bushfire disasters and satellite water monitoring are crucial targets in [...]

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Glen Innes Examiner: Close the RFS? Greens politician says fire services need reform

By |2020-02-18T10:33:24+08:00February 18th, 2020|4_General News, CAVFA Members, Comment|

An interesting article below from our friends at the Glen [...]

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Weekend Australian: Bushfires: fireys say donations no excuse for government to cut funding

By |2020-02-15T19:01:01+08:00February 15th, 2020|4_General News, CAVFA Members|

Rural Fire Service Shoalhaven district manager Mark Williams in [...]

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