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Entries have opened for the 2026 State Championships, as with previous years entries and judge and official nominations for all State Championships will be collected online.
The 2026 State Championship dates are:
State Urban Junior Championship Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd March 2026
State Urban Senior Championship Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th March 2026
State Rural Senior Championship Saturday 28th March 2026
State Rural Junior Championship Sunday 29th March 2026
The 2026 State Championships will be held in Stawell at the North Park Recreation Reserve (Newington Road).
Entries for all State Championships close on Sunday 15th February 2026. Please note that it is unlikely that late entries will be accepted.
New Member Registrations
Brigades should commence the new member registration process ASAP to enable them to be registered to compete in both local competitions and the State Championships.
The new member registration process via the Volunteer Recruitment Hub takes longer than the old processes and needs to be started well in advance of the Championships to ensure that members are registered before competing.
VFBV has no control over this process and CFA will not authorise competitors who have not completed this to compete at the State Championships. To register a new member please visit https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/volunteers-careers/volunteer-with-cfa/apply-to-volunteer
State Rural Championships - Junior & Senior
Team Entries and Registration
The brigade member responsible for completing their team’s entry should complete the relevant entry form below:
Rural Junior Entry Form: https://tinyurl.com/2026-rural-junior
Rural Senior Entry Form: https://tinyurl.com/2026-rural-senior
Please complete the above forms ASAP if your Brigade intends to enter a team in the 2026 State Championships.
In early 2026 a second form will be sent to brigades who have entered which will collect the following information:
- Competitor Names and CFA Member Numbers (all competitors)
- Parent/Guardian contact information for all members under 18
- The events that each competitor is competing in (all competitors)
Judge and Officials Nominations
All Judges and Officials nominations are to be submitted here: https://tinyurl.com/2026-rural-judge
Please note that you do not need to register as an official for the Rural State Championships if you are nominating to be part of the make up crews, this information is collected via the Team entry forms.
Information for Completing Brigades
A memo with information for competing brigades can be downloaded from the bottom of this page.
This includes information on the changes to the number of competitors in Senior events, updated rule book, local competition dates, outstanding female team award and information about the Torchlight Procession which will once again be held at the 2026 State Championships on Saturday evening.
Updated Rule Book
The State Competition Committee have approved changes to the Rule Book at their October 2025 meeting.
The updates approved by the Committee include:
- All events at the Senior Championship will now have 4 competitors
- Fixing of the ladder in events 1 and 3 (for Seniors) in line with the change to all events being 4 competitor events
- rules included relating to how the Champion Female Team is calculated
A copy of the updated rule book can be downloaded from the VFBV website here.
Printed copies of the rule book are available from the VFBV office if required.
State Urban Championships - Junior & Senior
Team entries
The brigade member responsible for completing their team’s entry should complete the relevant entry form below:
Urban Junior Entry form: https://tinyurl.com/2026-urban-junior
Urban Senior Entry form: https://tinyurl.com/2026-urban-senior
Please complete the above forms ASAP if your Brigade intends to enter a team in the 2026 State Championships.
In early 2026 a second form will be sent to brigades who have entered which will collect the following information:
- Competitor Names and CFA Member Numbers (all competitors)
- Parent/Guardian contact information for all members under 18
- The events that each competitor is competing in (all competitors)
Judge and Official Nominations
All Judges and Officials nominations are to be submitted here: https://tinyurl.com/2026-urban-judge
Information for Competing Brigades
The December 2025 Memo from the Competition and Rules Committee to Competing Brigades and Competition Associations can be downloaded from the bottom of this page. The Memo includes the rule book updates, schedule of events at the Senior Championship, local competition dates and reminders about borrowing and combined team entry rules.
Rule Book
The updated rule book can be downloaded from the VFBV website here.
Queries and Assistance with Entries and Judge/Official Nominations
If you have any problems accessing the online forms, please contact either the VFBV office via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 03 9886 1141 or CFA via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Please note if you have query, there will be limited response over the Christmas/New Year period however you will receive a response as soon as possible after this time.
