Arthurs Creek & Strathewen Rural Fire Brigade

Please find attached an invitation for you/your club/group to attend a Community Bank Golf Day on Friday 22 November 2013 at Heidelberg Golf Club.

Can you please send any replies to Melinda De Bolfo This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Louise Danson This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Friday 8 November.

It would be great to see you there.

Thank you

Valley Community Financial Services Limited

Attachments:

• Invitation
• Dress Code

Following the 2009 Bushfires, CFA has been involved in a research program regarding the experiences of men after disaster.

As a follow up to this, a conference to share the findings will be held in Melbourne on 26^th November, 2013.

Should you know of anyone who may be interested in attending, can you please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Further information is available below, please click on the link: 

This conference will draw together representatives from the emergency management sector, federal, state and local government, and other key organisations. The conference will introduce the findings from the 'What about the men?' research, to inform responses to men in future disasters.

READ MORE OR REGISTER AT: www.whealth.com.au/work_what_about_the_men.html 

CO Blog:

• Pager rollout, AFAC, Blue Ribbon Day, RUOK? Day
• Fire season prognosis, Vic Bushfire Handbook, RRDS

CEO Blog:

• 2009 Bushfires Litigation Update
• Creating Our Future Together – update next steps
• CFA strategy 2013-2018 released - Towards resilience

VFBV:

• VFBV Welfare & Efficiency Survey – the results
• September 2013 Newsletter
• August 2013 Newsletter
• July 2013 Newsletter

Career Firefighting Information Session - Saturday 26th October 2013

You'll be aware that VFBV is campaigning for presumptive legislation – the firefighters' cancer law – to provide a fairer and simpler path to compensation for volunteer and career firefighters who contract typical firefighter cancers.

As the issue progresses, there have been claims and assumptions made about the number of potential claimants and the possible cost to government, including a reported government estimate of $130 million in annual costs to CFA.

VFBV strongly doubts that estimate, especially since there appears to be little reliable information about potential claims in Victoria, and a Senate Inquiry has already heard that other countries did not experience a rush of new claims when they introduced presumptive legislation for their firefighters.

How you can help

If you, or a volunteer that you know, have made a cancer-related claim for compensation, or suffered from cancer and believe it was related to service to the community as a firefighter, we would like to hear from you.
Please contact VFBV Project Officer Peter Beaton on 0419 504 111 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

Red Cross have developed a First Aid app for smart phones.  Click on the image for details.

Hi All,

Please see attached a flier for the Panton Hill CFA 60's-80's fancy dress dinner dance on the 9th of Nov 2013 at the Panton Hill Hall from 6:30pm-12am. There are only 300 tickets so please book ASAP so you don't miss out! There will be silent and live auctions, luck dips, for prizes and raffles. Also, a prize for the best male and female fancy dress! Prizes include a $2000 holiday house package, tickets to see a well known performer, guitar, live auctions (gardeners, handyman, carpenter, painter etc), the list goes on!!!!! Also, donations and sponsorship are still being requested so if anyone can help that would be much appreciated!

Dinner will include snags, spit roast, bread, salads and a chocolate fountain with fruit. There will also be alcohol and soft drink for sale including a cocktail bar! A DJ will be playing all the hits spanning between the 60's-80's. For tickets send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and let me know how many tickets you need. Direct deposit is the preferred payment. Tickets are $30 each.

This is a fundraiser for the Ash Wednesday Memorial Service and Concert to be held on Feb 15th 2014. The main act will be James Rayne.

Hope to see you all there. Please send this flier around and post on Facebook if you can. Please don't forget that tickets are selling fast so don't miss out!

Cheers

Tanya White
4th Lieutenant-Panton Hill CFA

Australasian Police & Emergency Services Games - 18-24 April 2014

• Sue - there's an equestrian comp included!

A couple of local jobs were reported on in CFA News:

• Serious road crash in Diamond Creek
• Family escapes Yarrambat house fire

Seasonal Climate Outlook - September to November 2013

• Southeastern Australia rainfall: A wetter spring likely for southeast Australia
• Southeastern Australia temperature: Warmer spring nights likely for the southeast, with warm days for Tasmania

CEO Blog:

• New firefighter cancer assessment panel and cancer compensation advisory service