Can you help: Psychologist wanted to guide development of new service for volunteers
The association is very proud to have been working hard behind the scenes to develop yet another new member service - this time in the critical area of volunteer mental health. The project still has [...]
Canberra Times: ACT bushfire inquiry: Volunteer firefighters call for more respect and better conditions
The Orroral Valley fire which destroyed most of Namadgi National Park also brought with it tensions between volunteer firefighters and the Emergency Services Agency. Picture: Jamila Toderas / Canberra Times The ACT Rural [...]
Keeping up with the times – Bushfire Volunteers launch social media group
Last week, the association launched our very own ‘Bushfire Volunteers – Socials, Content & Community Group,’ on Facebook. The group is dedicated to spreading awareness of the great work that Western Australian Bush Fire Volunteers [...]
Bushfire Volunteers / WA Farmers member forum – Dalwallinu 21 August 2020
Our wonderful Farmer Engagement Partner, WAFarmers, have collaborated with the Bushfire Volunteers WA team and planned a number of forums in various towns across our amazing state to discuss topics relevant to your farm, brigade and [...]
DFES conference back on, no ESL support for ours
Regular readers will recall this kind post we shared in June about DFES making the decision to cancel the 2020 WAFES Conference because of COVID-19. While that was certainly unfortunate news, the good news we [...]
Australian Emergency Law: BA for a West Australian bush fire brigade?
Here's an interesting legal opinion from Barrister Michael Eburn PhD about Breathing Apparatus (BA) for Bush Fire Brigades. If you haven't seen Dr Eburn's Australian Emergency Law website, please check it out and subscribe - [...]
QLD Country Life: Queensland’s rural firies push for fire service restructure
Hosed down: Queensland's Fire and Emergency Services has hosed down rural firefighters' concerns, saying it is working to ensure all three services continue to grow and work together. Picture: RFBAQ A special meeting [...]
WAFarmers / Bushfire Volunteers 2nd regional meeting a great success!
Dave Gossage AFSM presenting at the WAFarmers / Bushfire Volunteers Northam Regional Roadshow 31 July 2020 Just over 30 farmers, politicians and firefighters took time out of their day to attend the second [...]
ABC: Esperance-based water bomber and qualified pilot unable to help in local bushfire emergency
Scott Mackie and his water bomber plane, which are not contracted to fly around Esperance.(ABC Esperance: Emily Smith) Key points: When four people were killed in Esperance's 2015 bushfires a coroner said the [...]
WA Gov’t: $15 million COVID-recovery package for WA’s emergency services
$13 million for upgrades to emergency services volunteer facilities $2 million for water tanks for bushfire brigades Local content and jobs to be the priority as part of McGowan Government's $5.5 billion WA Recovery Plan [...]