Valuing Volunteers By Adam Barnett, VFBV Chief Executive Officer This month, the Victorian Government has the opportunity to demonstrate the value it places on its emergency service volunteers, with this year’s National Volunteer Week being celebrated across the country between 19-25 May 2025. In last month’s edition I reported on the inequities of the proposed changes to the Fire Services Property Levy. Since then, the government’s proposed… (more)

2025 marks the 80th Anniversary of CFA, an organisation quite literally - forged by fire. VFBV pays tribute to each of the amazing men and women of not only today's CFA, but all those past and future. The Country Fire Authority was forged by fire. Created by an Act of Parliament following a Royal Commission into the devastating bushfires of 1939, the architects sought more effective control of the prevention and suppression of fires. But from a… (more)

How CFA activates thousands of TRAINED, EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS to deal with multiple major incidents, anywhere at any time. How MELBOURNE’S SUBURBS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE. How VICTORIA NEEDS CFA’S SURGE CAPACITY hundreds of times a year. Our colourful animated video explains how CFA’s volunteer surge capacity works. Our computer-generated video shows a satellite view of hundreds of brigades as they respond. Our animated video gives you a… (more)