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VFFA AGM and Ordinary Meeting 2023 at Narooma
The 2023 AGM and Ordinary Meeting will be held at the beautiful Narooma Golf Club on Saturday, 5th August 2023 at 10 am. Members and Associate Members are invited to attend. Agenda documentation is available for download.
VFFA Magazine (2023 January) available for download
The pdf distribution of the January 2023 VFFA magazine was delayed because of changes to our website design and hosting. The VFFA website may look similar, but the back end has undergone significant upgrades, and work continues.
The printed edition was distributed closer to the publication date, and the pdf was shared as much as possible (without our web-based distribution system).
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AGM 2022 Update #2
Attached are the minutes from the last meetings in 2020 as there was no meeting last year due to Covid.
This year, the VFFA AGM and ordinary meeting will be held at Peak Hill Ex-Services and Citizens Club in memory of our Founding President, Peter Cannon OAM.
The date and venue details are as follows:
Peak Hill Ex-Services and Citizens Club
57/61 Caswell Street, Peak Hill NSW 2869
Saturday 6th August 2022
AGM times are 11.00 am – 12.00 pm.
Lunch at the Club
Ordinary Meeting from 1.00pm.
The 15th World Firefighters Games
The 15th World Firefighters Games will be held in Aalborg, Denmark in 2024.
5,000 firefighters and accompanying families are expected to visit Aalborg from September 7th to 14th 2024 to participate in more than 40 sports.
The World Firefighters Games has been held since 1990 when the first host city was Auckland, New Zealand. The last time the games visited Europe, was in 2008 in Liverpool.
Aalborg’s ambition is to create games where sport, community and unique experiences are in focus.
It would be fantastic see an increased Australian presence at these games.
AGM 2022 Update
This year, the VFFA AGM and ordinary meeting will be held at Peak Hill Ex-Services and Citizens Club in memory of our Founding President, Peter Cannon OAM.
The date and venue details are as follows:
Peak Hill Ex-Services and Citizens Club
57/61 Caswell Street, Peak Hill NSW 2869
Saturday 6th August 2022
AGM times are 11.00 am – 12.00 pm.
Lunch at the Club
Ordinary Meeting from 1.00pm.
Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for RFS Members
On 22 April 2022, the NSW Government lifted Public Health Orders requiring mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for some sectors, instead recommending vaccine requirements be based on risk assessments.
Following this, NSW RFS members were advised that the RFS position requiring all staff and volunteers to be vaccinated remained in place.
NSW RFS members are able to provide feedback on the risk assessment via the feedback form (links in this post) by Friday 10 June 2022.
The VFFA is encouraging as many NSW RFS members as possible to provide feedback to the RFS.
AGM 2022
This year, the VFFA AGM and ordinary meeting will be held at Peak Hill Ex-Services and Citizens Club in memory of our Founding President, Peter Cannon OAM.
The date and venue details are as follows:
Peak Hill Ex-Services and Citizens Club
57/61 Caswell Street, Peak Hill NSW 2869
Saturday 6th August 2022
AGM times are 11.00 am – 12.00 pm.
Lunch at the Club
Ordinary Meeting from 1.00pm.
Coolamon Fire Engine Muster
Cowabbie Street, Coolamon NSW (entry by kind donation).
This fun day is organised by the Coolamon Fire Museum.
Members of the public, fire engine owners and enthusiasts are all welcome to come along.
You won’t want to miss out on seeing fire engines, emergency service and educational displays, the Firefighters Fun Relay, classic cars, bikes, and market stalls.