Strengthen the Voice of Volunteer Firefighters Across NSW The Volunteer Firefighters Association of NSW Inc (VFFA) has always stood for one fundamental principle: giving volunteer firefighters across New South Wales a strong, independent voice. The VFFA is not a registered
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Source & image credit: John O’Donnell Prescribed burning is the controlled application of fire under specific environmental conditions. It remains essential for sustaining Australia’s fire-adapted biodiversity, ecosystem processes, and long-term landscape resilience. For thousands of years, Aboriginal cultural burning shaped these
Jason Ross Wildfire has consumed more than three times as much south-west Western Australian public native forest every year since 1995 as it did across the three preceding decades, while prescribed burning across those same forests has halved. That is
The Volunteer Firefighters Association of NSW (VFFA) will hold its 2026 Annual General Meeting and Ordinary Meeting for members on Saturday, 1 August 2026. • Date: Saturday, 1 August 2026• Time: AGM commencing at 10:00 am, continuing until all business
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BEN ROBINSON In January 2021 my son Ben raised concerns about the management of Cooks Gap brigade in the Cudgegong district including bullying behavior and breaches to NSWRFS service standards, these concerns were ignored. After hearing no reply within
POSTPONED Ongoing global events have led to a significant increase in the cost of living, with the fuel crisis being a primary concern. Members have voiced their worries about the rising cost of fuel, which has become increasingly prohibitive. Additionally,
In New South Wales (NSW), there are 128 local councils serving communities across the state. Each council is an independent, locally elected body responsible for making decisions that directly impact its community. Councils deliver a wide range of services and
Saturday 28th March 2026
The Volunteer Firefighters Association of NSW (VFFA) will be holding a General Meeting for its members on Saturday, 28 March 2026. The meeting will take place at Club Richmond, located at 6 East Market Street, Richmond NSW. Proceedings will commence