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 [...]
Augusta Margaret River Times: No boost for fireys since 2011
The district’s State Government firefighters have not seen any increase in personnel or resources since the 2011 Margaret River bushfires. Warren-Blackwood district Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions’ Parks and Wildlife unit actually has two [...]
Santa runs demonstrate Bush Fire Brigades’ true value
We have been screaming it from the rooftops for years - WA's unique Local Government Bush Fire Service delivers so much more than water to fires. For those who have never seen it in [...]
Merry Christmas – a personal message from Bushfire Volunteers President
We live in a very special part of a very special country. Western Australia is an incredibly diverse and truly beautiful place, and it is made even better by the very special - and equally [...]
Prime Minister: 20 days paid volunteering leave for Commonwealth staff
Government employees fighting this season’s devastating bushfires will have their paid volunteer leave allowance boosted. The Prime Minister and Minister for the Public Service said he had directed all Commonwealth public service leaders to permanently [...]
WA Gov’t: Records broken with official bushfire season only just underway
Busiest start to bushfire season on record for aerial fleet Driest start to southern bushfire season in more than 40 years WA's aerial fleet drops record 8.9 million litres of water so far this season [...]
ABC: Should volunteer firefighters get paid?
NOTE: Click here to read about Bushfire Volunteers' policy "Compensation of Emergency Services Volunteers" In short, we do not support government incentives to individuals based on time spent volunteering and we strongly encourage all levels [...]
The Australian: Heroes on bushfires’ frontline – Editorial
For those who missed it, click here to listen to a short interview with Bushfire Volunteers' President Dave Gossage, who tells his ABC Radio Interviewers that the so-called "Emergency Leaders for Climate Action" should hang [...]
Bushfire Volunteers President: ‘Hang your heads in shame’
Bushfire Volunteers President Dave Gossage was interviewed on ABC Perth radio this morning regarding the tragic events in NSW and Prime Minister Scott Morrison's family vacation. Listen to him explain the risks Australia's 250,000+ fire [...]