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Bushfire Volunteers State President Dave Gossage AFSM talks to ABC Regional Drive WA about the COVID-19 vaccine mandate and its impact on regional communities

By |2022-01-25T09:12:52+08:00January 25th, 2022|Media, Media stories|

Bushfire Volunteers State President Dave Gossage AFSM talks to ABC [...]

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Bushfire Volunteers State President Dave Gossage AFSM talks to ABC Country Hour about the impact of COVID-19 vaccine mandate on bushfire volunteers

By |2022-01-11T09:39:58+08:00January 10th, 2022|Health and Safety, Media stories, News|

Bushfire Volunteers State President Dave Gossage AFSM spoke to ABC [...]

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Countryman: ‘Frustration and confusion’ as volunteer firefighters added to WA’s mandatory vaccination list

By |2021-11-17T13:19:31+08:00November 15th, 2021|Comment, Media stories|

Stirling Range bushfire. Credit: Countryman Frustration and confusion [...]

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The Mandarin: We need to get better at learning how to learn from bushfires

By |2021-06-14T13:15:23+08:00May 4th, 2021|Media stories, Opinion, Policies|

Below is an interesting article recently published by our friends [...]

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Federal and State Gov’t: Joint media statement – Disaster assistance following Wooroloo bushfires

By |2021-02-05T16:20:04+08:00February 5th, 2021|Government Media Statements|

Disaster assistance has been made available to assist communities in [...]

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State Gov’t: New firefighters join the frontline including more female officers

By |2020-12-24T12:53:54+08:00December 11th, 2020|Government Media Statements|

Ceremony for two firefighter schools, 84 and 85, after COVID [...]

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State Gov’t: Yanchep firefighters to get $914,000 of modern updates to fire station (VFRS)

By |2020-12-24T12:58:33+08:00November 23rd, 2020|Government Media Statements|

Yanchep Fire Station will undergo significant renovations to improve facilities [...]

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WA Gov’t: Aboriginal communities taking charge of their emergency services

By |2020-09-24T09:13:40+08:00September 17th, 2020|Government Media Statements|

Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services units established in two remote [...]

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We hear you: Bushfire Volunteers association consulting in WA’s Great Southern

By |2020-06-27T15:12:23+08:00June 27th, 2020|Comment, Member Consultation|

Bushfire Volunteers President Dave Gossage ASFM met with volunteers from [...]

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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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DFES confirms “wage increases will be backdated”

By |2020-06-09T05:44:31+08:00June 9th, 2020|Comment, Government Correspondence, Media, Regions, State Gov't Circulars, Volunteers|

The Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) negotiated by the United Firefighter's [...]

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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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Stirling Times: Indian Ocean Hotel collaboration with Toastface Grillah keeps on cooking

By |2020-05-30T02:31:14+08:00May 29th, 2020|ES Volunteers, Supportive Businesses|

Indian Ocean Hotel general manager Mathieu Bourget. Credit: David [...]

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