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Apply now: Project Officer – Breaking Barriers for women
With support of the Department of Communities, Bushfire Volunteers has today announced its exciting new Breaking Barriers: Issues and opportunities for women project and the very first thing we need to do is recruit a [...]
Breaking Barriers project: Issues and opportunities for women
The team at Bushfire Volunteers is extremely excited to announce a new project that will investigate issues and opportunities for women in the volunteer emergency service. The project, supported by a $10,000 grant from the [...]
Farm Weekly Opinion: Balancing government support and control
AS president of the peak body for Western Australia's Volunteer Bush Fire Service, the past six months have been especially challenging. The images of unstoppable walls of fire that dominated the daily news over the [...]
Lack of Incident Review report into 2019 Yanchep fire disappointing
Many of our stakeholders simply aren't aware of all the work Bushfire Volunteers has always done behind the scenes to make things better for everyone. Frankly, that's mostly our fault for not proactively sharing more [...]
Bushfire Volunteers and WA Farmers regional roadshow – Albany 24 July
Our wonderful Farmer Engagement Partners, WAFarmers, have collaborated with the Bushfire Volunteers WA team and planned a number of Regional Roadshows in various towns across our amazing state to discuss topics relevant to your farm, [...]
Augusta Margaret River Times: Call to end fireys code gag
Call to end fireys code gag Local MP Terry Redman and his National Party colleagues are calling for the Premier to intervene in tough new code of conduct changes they fear will muzzle the State’s [...]
BNHCRC: Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook: July 2020
The Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook: July 2020 reflects the main bushfire management priorities in each state and territory from July to September. It is particularly relevant to parts of northern Australia that have entered (or are soon [...]
Minister Logan: Time for Nats to focus on ES task
Time for Nats to focus on ES task The following letter to the editor from Emergency Services Minister Hon Fran Logan was published in the Augusta Margaret River Times today If the WA Nationals really [...]
ABC: Compulsory Department of Fire and Emergency Services Code Of Conduct worries volunteers
Key points: Nationals MP Terry Redman says the restrictions detailed in the code are a "gag order" on volunteers One veteran volunteer bushfire fighter is concerned skilled and eager volunteers would "slowly walk away from [...]