Manjimup-Bridgetown Times: Council focuses on fire mitigation and growth
Overall growth and natural disaster mitigation are high priorities for the Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire Council in 2020. “I think the greatest challenge to everything that we do — particularly in this environment — is ensuring that [...]
Guardian Express: Firies at odds over federal bushfire probe
Bushfire Volunteers agree that there have been many reviews of major incidents in the past and not all of them have resulted in change. We certainly do not want any more time or money wasted, [...]
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 [...]