Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria

Welcome

Welcome to the new VFBV website.

The site will progressively improve over the coming months with the intent to offer a facility that not only provides up to date information for volunteers, but also provides an additional forum to get grass root volunteer input and feedback on key issues.

This site will provide quick updates on current topics and the ability to drill down these topics into further detail.

We want your feedback on how the site could be improved to meet your information needs and as such, we welcome your suggestions of topic discussion and issues in which you would like to provide input.

Ensure to regularly check back for further site and information updates.

Andrew Ford
CEO, Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria

Current Poll

How many hours a week do you spend volunteering with your brigade or other CFA related activities?

Total Votes so Far: 646

View Current Results.

New VFBV Logo Design Competition

Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV) is considering the possibility of a new logo.

With the progress made towards the amalgamation of the VRFBA and the VUFBA into the one Association representing all volunteers, VFBV is now considering the possibility of establishing a new logo for the new unified Association.

Click Here for details.

Position Vacant

The Victorian Urban Fire Brigades Association (VUFBA) in conjunction with Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV) seek applications for the position of Secretary, VUFBA. This position also has a dual role of Executive Officer, VFBV. Click Here for details.

Recent Site Updates

27 Aug 2008
Details of the New Class A Foam that has been recently endorsed by the Chief can be found on the Issues of Interest page.

17 Jul 2008
Uniform for all CFA Volunteers - Details of this issue have been added to the Issues of Interest page.

01 Jul 2008
VFBV Board Vacancies - Invitation to apply has been posted to the Issues of Interest page.

30 Jun 2008
An update on the Unified Body discussion has been added: here. Includes a Position Paper and the final draft of the Constitution

16 Jun 2008
3 Regional Associations have launched their sub-sites under a VFBV trial commencing today. A new Menu Option has been added to the main left hand menu: Regional Associations

13 Jun 2008
Information on the 2008 VFBV & CFA Youth Strategy Forum has been added to Hot Off The Press section.

Details on the New VFBV Logo Design Competition has been posted to the site. Click Here for details.

A CFA & DSE Discussion Paper – Improving Local Debriefing has been posted to the site. Click Here for details.

30 May 2008
A Volunteer Access to National Parks Update has been added to Hot Off The Press section.

27 May 2008
Emergency Memberlink Update details have been added to Hot Off The Press section.

A new section has been added covering all the details of the New Welfare Fund Program.

15 May 2008
May's The Fireman column has been added.

7 May 2008
Position Vacant for Executive Officer (Association Secretary) Re-advertisment. Click Here for details.

March and April's The Fireman columns have been added.

17 April 2008
This Years Annual Report has been added. (2007 Annual Report)

The April 2008 Quarterly Newsletter has been posted to the site.

08 April 2008
A report from the 2008 Joint Open Forum has been added to the VRFBA and VUFBA sections.

01 April 2008
Draws for the upcoming 2008 Rural Championships have been added to the VRFBA section.

25 March 2008
Joint announcement from the CFA and VFBV Boards added to Hot Off The Press section.

12 March 2008
Urban Senior Championship Results have been added to the VUFBA site.

07 March 2008
Rural Championship Calendar for 2008 has been added to VRFBA site.

04 March 2008
New Structural PPC Update has been added to the Issues of Interest.

26 February 2008
Poll Results can now be viewed without voting. A link is provided below the poll.

An update on Volunteer Access to National Parks has been added to the Hot Off The Press section.

This months The Fireman column has been added.

18 February 2008
An update to the Unified Volunteer Representative Body discussion paper has been posted.

An update on Single Stage Ladders has been added to the Hot Off The Press section.

Information on the 2008 Open Forum has been added to the Hot Off The Press section.

14 February 2008
The VRFBA Championship Rule Book has been updated. Rural Championship Rule Book

08 February 2008
Junior & Senior Program Downloads have been added to the Upcoming VUFBA Championships page.

07 February 2008
Impact on Public Land Management submission added to Issues of Interest.

River Red Gum Forest Investigation submission updated on Issues of Interest section.

30 January 2008
Board Member contact details updated on the VFBV Board Members section.

Updates to the VRFBA Executive, Region & State Council contact information.

23 January 2008
Board Member profiles are starting to be added to the VFBV Board Members section.

Updates to the VRFBA Region & State Council contact information.

Information on the 40k Speed Limit around emergency vehicles proposal has been added to the Issues of Interest page.

VFBV Region Meeting Dates has been added to the Hot Off The Press section.

Information on the Volunteer Health Watch Program has been added to the Hot Off The Press section.

VRFBA Executive details have been updated.

Archived versions of the last 3 years Annual Reports have been added to a new section in the Publications Archive.

A new section has been added to the site to cover the columns that appear in each months The Fireman.

18 January 2008
Information on the VFBV Association Joint Committees has now been updated under the About section of this site.

The Rural Championship Rule Book has now been added to the VRFBA section of this site.

The Urban Championship Rule Book has been updated with the most current version.

The Urban Brigade Secretaries Page has been updated with the most up-to-date information.

10 January 2008
Information on the VFBV Association Joint Committees has now been added under the About section of this site.

The Frequently Asked Questions page is now available.

A document outlining the National Emergency Volunteer Support Fund Time Frames has now been added to the Hot Off The Press section.

Preliminary information concerning the upcoming Rural & Urban Championships for 2008 has been posted under the Championships section.

8 January 2008
A new item has been posted on the Hot Off The Press section concerning Applications for the National Emergency Volunteer Support Fund.

A further item has been posted on the Hot Off The Press section concerning CFA Environmental Grants - Closing Date Extended.

19 December 2007
A new item has been posted on the Hot Off The Press section concerning the CFA/VFBV Drought Support Fund.

A further item has been posted on the Hot Off The Press section concerning Information on Review of Emergency Memberlink.

The December Newsletter has now been posted in the Quarterly Newsletters section.

17 December 2007
A new item has been posted on the Hot Off The Press section concerning the 2008 Victoria Police & Emergency Services Games.

16 December 2007
3 new source documents have been posted under the November 25 Special Meeting Issue of Intererest. These documents are available in PDF format and are available for download.