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Thursday, 07 April 2022 10:43

Position Vacant - Administration Assistant

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VFBV is looking for an enthusiastic Administration Support Officer to join our small dedicated team supporting the peak body work of the Association in representing CFA volunteers to CFA, Government, business and instrumentalities.

Based at our Burwood office, and under the direction of the Administration Officer you will provide administrative, reception and office support across all business support activities and in many instances be the first point of contact to members, stakeholders and the public.

We are searching for an enthusiastic team player with initiative and “can do” attitude who possesses:

- Solid computer skills including Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel
- Professional and friendly communication skills and good phone manner
- Ability to work independently when given a task
- A high level of attention to detail 
- Pro active with a genuine willingness to learn
- Entry level understanding of administrative functions 

Drivers licence is essential. A Police and Working with Children Check will also be required for the successful candidate.

Previous experience in a similar role is an advantage, but training will be provided for the right person possessing enthusiasm and good worth ethic.

The position is full time and ongoing, with some weekend and after hours required to suit a fully volunteer membership.

Prior to applying you should familiarise yourself with the Position Description which is available from the VFBV office or for download at the bottom of this page. 

 

How to apply

All applications must include:

  1. a current resume
  2. a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria outlined in the position description 

 

Send applications to the attention of Cathie Smith, VFBV 9/24 Lakeside Drive, Burwood East 3151 or via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

 

Applications close Sunday 15 May 2022

Any questions or queries re the application process should be directed to Cathie Smith at the VFBV office on (03) 9886 1141 or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Sunday, 27 March 2022 16:06

2022 State Urban Senior Championship Results

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Final results for the 2022 State Urban Senior Championships held in Mooroopna on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 March 2022 are now available.

The results are available for download at the bottom of this page. 

Team times for all events have been posted on VFBV's dedicated Championships Facebook Page.

Grand Aggregate Winner - Melton A

B Section Aggregate Winner - Werribee

Final Aggregate Results:

Sunday, 27 March 2022 15:20

2022 State Rural Junior Championship Results

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Final results for the 2022 State Rural Junior Championships held in Mooroopna on Sunday 27 March 2022 are now available.

The results are available for download at the bottom of this page. 

Presentation photos and times for all events will be posted on VFBV's dedicated Championships Facebook Page.

Results for all events are also available for download at the bottom of this page. 

 

 

Saturday, 26 March 2022 17:24

2022 State Rural Senior Championship Results

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Final results for the 2022 State Rural Senior Championships held in Mooroopna on Saturday 26 March 2022 are now available.

The results are available for download at the bottom of this page. 

Presentation photos and times for all events will be posted on VFBV's dedicated Championships Facebook Page.

Results for all events are available to view here.

 

 

Thursday, 24 March 2022 11:52

2022 State Championships This Weekend

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The 2022 State Urban Senior Championship and the State Rural Senior and Junior Championships will be held this coming Saturday and Sunday, 26 and 27 March 2022 at the Mooroopna Recreation Reserve, Midland Highway, Mooroopna.

For the second year in a row the Urban Senior and Rural State Championships will be held on the same weekend, at the same venue on their own competition tracks. Competing across the two days will be 32 junior teams and 78 senior teams including Harvey who are making the trip across from Western Australia to compete in the Urban Senior State Championship.

The Championships will commence with an opening ceremony on Saturday morning at 8:20am, before competition begins on each competition track from 9am.

The 2022 State Championships will also see the return of the Torchlight Procession for the first time since 2019. The Torchlight Procession will be held around Victoria Park Lake in Shepparton on the evening of Saturday 26 March beginning from 8:30pm.

Sunday mornings events will commence at 8:30am on each track.

Results from the Championship will be progressively posted over the weekend on VFBV’s dedicated Championships Facebook Page.

Teams competing in the Urban Senior State Championship:

A Section  B Section 
Dandenong Cohuna
Drouin/Bunyip  Creswcik
Eaglehawk Echuca
Harvey – Western Australia Euroa
Melton A Hallam
Mildura Hoppers Crossing
Morwell Horsham
Osborne Park A Kangaroo Flat
Patterson River Kerang
Sale Knox Group
Wendouree Kyneton
  Maffra
  Melton B
  Mooroopna
  Osborne Park B
  Pakenham/Narre Warren A
  Pakenham/Narre Warren B
  Queenscliff
  Seymour
  Swan Hill
  Tatura
  Warracknabeal
  Warrnambool
  Whittlesea
  Werribee

Teams competing in the Rural State Championship:

Seniors:

Division 1 Division 2 Division 3
Beazley's Bridge A Chiltern A Bethanga/Talgarno A
Beazley's Bridge B Doreen A Dunolly A
Connewarre A Dunrobin/Nangeela C Elaine A
Connewarre B Eldorado  Eldorado C
Dunrobin/Nangeela A Eltham A Hurstbridge E
Dunrobin/Nangeela B Gapsted A Leopold B
Eldorado A  Hurstbridge C Mannerim A
Hurstbridge A Hurstbridge D Miners Rest A
Hurstbridge B Rutherglen A Miners Rest B
Leopold A Springhurst C Springhurst B
Mandurang A Swan Hill A Springhurst D
Sedgwick A Truganina A Strathmerton A
Sedgwick B Wallington A Strathmerton B
Springhurst A   Yarroweyah A
Torquay A    

Juniors

Ascot & District A Gapsted A
Ascot & District B Mandurang A
Beazley's Bridge A Mannerim A
Beazley's Bridge B Miners Rest A
Bethanga/Talgarno A Miners Rest B
Connewarre A Napoleons-Enfield A
Doreen A Pearcedale A
Dunolly A Springhurst A
Dunrobin/Nangeela A Springhurst B
Dunrobin/Nangeela B Strathmerton A
Elaine A Truganina A
Eldorado A Truganina B
Eldorado B  
Sunday, 20 March 2022 13:04

2022 State Urban Junior Championship Results

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Final results for the 2022 State Urban Junior Championships held in Mooroopna on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 March 2022 are now available.

The results are listed below and are also available for download at the bottom of this page. 

Presentation photos and times for all events have been posted on VFBV's dedicated Championships Facebook Page.

RESULTS – Saturday 19 March

Event  1               Hydrant – One Competitor, Under 14 Years

1st

MELTON A: Bayllie Arandt 

11.09

seconds

2nd

EUROA: Addison Godsmark

11.87

seconds

3rd

MAFFRA: Kobe Parsons

11.93

seconds

4th

SWAN HILL: Chloe Howard

12.26

seconds

5th

RED CLIFFS: Darcy Roden

12.36

seconds


Event  2               Y Coupling – Two Competitors, Under 17 Years

1st

MELTON A: Manaia Robinson, Ben Geysing

11.21

seconds

2nd

GROVEDALE: Aiden Couzins, Thomas Evans

12.63

seconds

3rd

MAFFRA: Gemma McKenzie, Jayde Parsons

13.02

seconds

4th

MELTON B: Devante Johns, Brodie Leitch, Elektra Robinson, Ebony Falzon

13.21

seconds

5th

MELTON C: Ryan Stone, Tia Stone, Kenlou Williams, Jesse Arandt

13.22

seconds

 

Event  3               Wet Hose Striking Second Disc – Four Competitors, Under 14 Years

1st

MELTON A: Leah Steele, Bayllie Arandt, Jyce Pasco, Alexis Johnston

20.14

seconds

2nd

KANGAROO FLAT A: Katrina O’Neill, Lucy Gilbee, Bobbl, Fansham, Mikaila Pettersen

20.79

seconds

3rd

MELTON B: Mikaylah Crawford, Lilly Leitch, Charlotte Crawford, Tyler Goudie

21.05

seconds

4th

WARRACKNABEAL A: Hayden Polack, Milly Jonasson, Kiara Cooksley, Elize Williamson

21.35

seconds

5th

EURORA: Matilda Kubeil, Addison Godsmark, Kobee Mann, Charlotte Davies

21.42

seconds

 

Event  4               Y Coupling – Four Competitors, Under 17 Years

1st

MELTON A: Manaia Robinson, Ben Geysing, Lorelei Geysing, Jamie Millington

9.47

seconds

2nd

MELTON B: Devante Johns, Brodie Leitch, Elektra Robinson, Ebony Falzon

9.94

seconds

3rd

KANGAROO FLAT B: Aaron Melis, Jed Lowndes, Zac Dickson, Will Dieckmann

10.00

seconds

4th

GROVEDALE: Jaxon Winsall, Aiden Couzens, Thomas Evans, Matthew Evans

10.01

seconds

5th

KYNETON: Sam Foster, Royce Sharp, Luke Stanley, Hanna Nicolas

10.11

seconds

 

 

Event 5                Wet Hose Striking 1st & 2nd Discs – Four Competitors, Under 17 Years

1st

MELTON A: Manaia Robinson, Ben Geysing, Lorelei Geysing, Jamie Millington

19.74

seconds

2nd

KANGAROO FLAT A: Aaron Melis, Jed Lowndes, Zac Dixon, Will Dieckmann

19.78

seconds

3rd

MELTON C: Ryan Stone, Tia Stone, Kenlou Willliams, Jesse Arandt

20.40

seconds

4th

KANGAROO FLAT B: Zhoe Sutton, Dylan Gilbee, Oliver Lowndes, Lewis Bunton

21.01

seconds

5th

MELTON B: Devante Johns, Brodie Leitch, Elektra Robinson, Ebony Falzon

21.41

seconds

 

Event  6               Marshall – One Competitor, Under 14 Years

1st

KANGAROO FLAT A: Lucy Gilbee

34.25

seconds

2nd

MELTON A: Bayllie Arandt

38.06

seconds

3rd

MILDURA: Tay Oliver

38.83

seconds

4th

EUROA: Addison Godsmark

39.10

seconds

5th

SWAN HILL A: Ellah Haywood

39.30

seconds

 

Event  7               Wet Hose Striking 1st & 2nd Discs – Four Competitors, Under 14 Years

1st

MELTON A: Leah Steele, Bayllie Arandt, Jyce Pasco, Alexis Johnston

21.99

seconds

2nd

SWAN HILL: Enya Scott, Mitchell Scott, Chloe Howard, Ellah Haywood

24.91

seconds

3rd

WARRACKNABEAL A: Hayden Polack, Milly Jonasson, Kiara Cooksley, Eliza Williamson

25.45

seconds

4th

KANGAROO FLAT A: Katrina O’Neill, Lucy Gilbee, Isabella Osborn, Mikaila Petterson

25.81

seconds

5th

MELTON C: Kade Millington, Ryder Millington, Poppy Arandt, Borrowed Competitor

26.93

seconds

 

Event  8               Marshall – One Competitor, Under 17 Years

1st

MELTON A: Ben Geysing

26.38

seconds

2nd

GROVEDALE: Thomas Evans

27.21

seconds

3rd

WANGARATTA: Jack Walton

29.94

seconds

4th

HORSHAM: Arjai Johnston

30.75

seconds

5th

KYNETON: Nicolas Hanna

32.09

seconds

 

Event  9               Wet Hose – Two Competitors, Under 17 Years

1st

MELTON A: Manaia Robinson, Ben Geysing

10.56

seconds

2nd

MELTON B: Devante Johns, Brodie Leitch

10.83

seconds

3rd

GROVEDALE: Jaxon Winsall, Aiden Couzens

11.49

seconds

4th

KANGAROO FLAT A: Aaron Melis, Jed Lowndes

11.61

seconds

5th

COLAC: Christopher Slingsby, Heath Bircanin-Suiter

12.11

seconds

 

Event 10              Marshall – Two Competitors, Under 14 Years

1st

SALE: Daniel King, Ruth King

19.69

seconds

2nd

SWAN HILL A: Chloe Howard, Ellah Haywood

21.18

seconds

3rd

EUORA: Matilda Kubeil, Addison Godsmark

22.20

seconds

4th

MAFFRA: Kobe Parsons, Tyler Schoenmaekers

24.13

seconds

5th

WARRACKNABEAL B: Hayden Polack, Kiara Cooksley

25.65

seconds

 

Event 11              Wet Hose – Two Competitors, Under 14 Years

1st

MELTON A: Leah Steele, Bayllie Arandt

12.92

seconds

2nd

EUROA: Matilda Kubeil, Addison Godsmark

13.54

seconds

3rd

SALE: Daniel King, Ruth King

13.64

seconds

4th

KANGAROO FLAT A: Katrina O’Neill, Lucy Gilbee

13.75

seconds

5th

MILDURA: Tay Oliver, Alissa Ovenden

15.04

seconds

 

RESULTS – Sunday 20th March

Event 12              Hydrant – One Competitor, Under 17 Years

1st

KANGAROO FLAT A: Aaron Melis

12.92

seconds

2nd

MELTON B: Devante Johns

12.98

seconds

3rd

MELTON A: Ben Geysing

13.32

seconds

4th

COLAC: Heath Bircanin-Suiter

13.58

seconds

5th

GROVEDALE: Jaxon Winsall

13.92

seconds

 

Event 13              Y Coupling – Two Competitors, Under 14 Years

1st

MELTON A: Leah Steele, Bayllie Arandt

13.39

seconds

2nd

SWAN HILL: Chloe Howard, Ellah Haywood

14.60

seconds

3rd

KANGAROO FLAT A: Katrina O’Neill, Lucy Gilbee

15.28

seconds

4th

WARRACKNABEAL A: Hayden Polack, Eliza Williamson

15.75

seconds

5th

MAFFRA:  Kobe Parsons, Tyler Schoenmaekers

16.38

seconds

 

Event 14              Y Coupling – Two Competitors, Under 17 Years

1st

KANGAROO FLAT A: Aaron Melis, Jed Lowndes, Zac Dixon, Will Dieckmann

16.62

seconds

2nd

GROVEDALE: Jaxon Winsall, Aiden Couzens, Thomas Evans, Matthew Evans

16.98

seconds

3rd

KYNETON: Royce Sharpe, Luke Stanley, Spencer Zan, Nicolas Hanna

17.69

seconds

4th

KANGAROO FLAT B: Zhoe Sutton, Dylan Gilbee, Oliver Lowndes, Lewis Bunton

17.93

seconds

5th

MELTON A: Manaia Robinson, Ben Geysing, Lorelei Geysing, Jamie Millington

18.47

seconds

 

Event 15              Y Coupling – Four Competitors, Under 14 Years

1st

SALE: Daniel King, Izac Thexton, Ethan Monck, Ruth King

10.56

seconds

2nd

SWAN HILL/WERRIBEE: Ellah Robinson-Burman, Catherine Morpeth, Noah Carver, Gaayuki Padukkage

11.83

seconds

3rd

MELTON C: Kade Millington, Ryder Millington, Poppy Arandt, Borrowed Competitor

12.69

seconds

4th

WARRACKNABEAL B: Zander Jonasson, Maddison Bentley, Logan Mansfield, Hailey Bentley

12.89

seconds

5th

ROWVILLE: Madison Lam, Annabelle Radford, Brenton Radford, Borrowed Competitor

13.03

seconds

 

Event 16              Wet Hose Striking One Disc Twice – Four Competitors, Under 14 Years

1st

MELTON A: Leah Steele, Bayllie Arandt, Jyce Pasco, Alexis Johnston

18.33

seconds

2nd

MELTON B: Mikaylah Crawford, Charlotte Crawford, Lilly Leitch, Tyler Goudie

19.18

seconds

3rd

WARRACKNABEAL A: Hayden Polack, Milly Jonasson, Kiara Cooksley, Eliza Williamson

19.73

seconds

4th

MELTON C: Kade Millington, Ryder Millington, Poppy Arandt, Borrowed Competitor

20.42

seconds

5th

ROWVILLE: Madison Lam, Annabelle Radford, Brenton Radford, Borrowed Competitor

21.67

seconds

 

Event 17              Marshall – Two Competitors, Under 17 Years

1st

GROVEDALE: Jaxon Winsall, Thomas Evans

16.25

seconds

2nd

KANGAROO FLAT A: Aaron Melis, Jed Lowndes

17.96

seconds

3rd

TRARALGON: Brody Eenjes, Lucas Taylor

18.42

seconds

4th

WARRACKNABEAL A: Cody Polack, Rohan Richards

18.50

seconds

5th

MELTON B: Manaia Robinson, Ben Geysing

18.96

seconds

 

Event 18              Wet Hose Striking One Disc Twice – Four Competitors, Under 17 Years

1st

KYNETON: Sam Foster, Royce Sharp, Spencer Zan, Nicolas Hanna

14.89

seconds

2nd

GROVEDALE: Jaxon Winsall, Aiden Couzens, Thomas Evans, Matthew Evans

15.96

seconds

3rd

WARRACKNABEAL A: Cody Polack, Rohan Richards, Isabella Orsulak, Declan Whelan

15.98

seconds

4th

BAIRNSDALE: Cooper Howell, Ethan Pitt, Andrew Chapman, Bryce Lawford, Raymond Garro

16.35

seconds

5th

KANGAROO FLAT B: Zhoe Sutton, Dylan Gilbee, Oliver Lowndes, Lewis Bunton

16.42

seconds

 

FINAL AGGREGATE RESULTS

 

DRY AGGREGATE:

1st

MELTON A

48

Points

2nd

KANGAROO FLAT A

24

Points

3rd

GROVEDALE

21

Points

 

 

WET AGGREGATE

1st

MELTON A

49

Points

2nd

KANGAROO FLAT A

24

Points

3rd

MELTON B

14

Points

 

UNDER 14 YEARS AGGREGATE

1st

MELTON A

53

Points

2nd

KANGAROO FLAT A

20

Points

3rd

SALE

19

Points

 


UNDER 17 YEARS AGGREGATE

1st

MELTON A

44

Points

2nd

GROVEDALE

34

Points

3rd

KANGAROO FLAT A

28

Points

 

GRAND AGGREGATE                    

1st

MELTON A

97

Points

2nd

KANGAROO FLAT A

48

Points

3rd

GROVEDALE

34

Points

 

 

2022 - Champion Team – MELTON A:

Coaches Anthony Rhodes, Bailey Rhodes and Ashely Goudie, and competitors: 

  1. Bayllie Arandt
  2. Ben Geysing
  3. Lorelei Geysing
  4. Alexis Johnston
  5. Jyce Pasco
  6. Jamie Millington
  7. Manaia Robinson
  8. Leah Steele

The final Aggregate Board is below:

 

 

 

Sunday, 20 March 2022 12:58

Inspirational CFA Women

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We have been celebrating International Women’s Day by sharing stories highlighting the contribution that women make to CFA, not just on International Women’s Day but every day of the year.  CFA have also been highlighting stories throughout the week.

Head on over to CFA News and Media to read the stories published highlighting the contribution of women in CFA.

March 8 – CFA celebrates International Women’s Day
   
March 8 – Rowville Fire Brigade’s women leading the way
   
March 7 - Female firefighter Sheryl Batrouney talks about breaking the bias on the fireground
   
March 6 – Inspiring leader and Captain – Sheryn Gallagher

 


About VFBV: VFBV is established under the Country Fire Authority Act and is the peak body for CFA Volunteers in Victoria. VFBV works tirelessly to represent, advocate and support CFA volunteers to the CFA Board and management, governments, ministers, members of parliament, councils, instrumentalities, business and the public. Our vision is for Strong Volunteerism, Embraced to Build Community Resilience for a Safer Victoria.

 
This article is part of our series celebrating women in CFA for International Women's Day.

 

Saturday, 19 March 2022 15:35

A passion to lead CFA’s next generation

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Leading the next generation of CFA volunteers has come naturally to 20-year-old Colac firefighter Caitlin Willsher, who has climbed the ranks through the Junior program to now take the reins as Junior leader.

Caitlin (pictured above as a senior firefighter and a Junior competitor) followed in the footsteps of her father and older brother, who were members of the brigade, when she joined as a Junior member at the age of 12.

“The Junior team was struggling when I first joined, we just didn’t have many numbers there,” Caitlin said.

“I’m glad I got to give it a go as a Junior. I really enjoyed it and was particularly competitive with my brother who was also a member.

“It provided a great environment for me to make friends and socialise with other members too. Since then we’ve been able to get the membership up and have built a really strong Junior group.”

She applied to be a senior member when she turned 16 years old and officially started as a Junior leader in 2018.

“I didn’t want to leave the group and knowing this the coach asked if I wanted to help out as a Junior leader,” she said.

“My role is to discuss with the coach and other leaders how we can improve as a group, as well as organising events, competitions and social nights.

“I took on the role because I like to see the kids happy and enjoying what they’re doing. Every time they win something, when they place or when they give something a go, I just really like seeing that.”

Caitlin has been an active member of the brigade, especially over the last summer season.

“I got the opportunity to be deployed to the New South Wales bushfires last year,” she said.

“It was nerve-racking but I loved it. I was able to meet so many new people and learn a range of new skills from them and was eager to bring them back to the brigade.”

The Colac Fire Brigade Junior Program has grown a lot since Caitlin first joined eight years ago, with 12 committed young members now participating.

“A strong social aspect has helped grow our Junior group. One person would give it a go and then ask their friends to come along and we also have a few family members involved as well,” Caitlin said.

“When they first join they are quite shy, but it’s great to work with them to build their confidence and watch them come into their own and now they all work so well together.

“The program is great not for socialise reasons, but we also help them with their training, building a range of skills and helping them get involved in their community in a bit of a different way through CFA.”

Caitlin hopes to continue to work as a Junior leader at the brigade for the foreseeable future.

“I love helping our Junior members where I can and want to remain a Junior leader going forward,” she said.

“I’m very keen to stick with the brigade and continue to grow in my firefighting role as well.”

This article has been republished from CFA’s Brigade Magazine.


About VFBV: VFBV is established under the Country Fire Authority Act and is the peak body for CFA Volunteers in Victoria. VFBV works tirelessly to represent, advocate and support CFA volunteers to the CFA Board and management, governments, ministers, members of parliament, councils, instrumentalities, business and the public. Our vision is for Strong Volunteerism, Embraced to Build Community Resilience for a Safer Victoria.

 
This article is part of our series celebrating women in CFA for International Women's Day.

 

 

Friday, 18 March 2022 16:59

A commitment to service

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Jacinta Savory defies the traditional notion that younger Australians don’t volunteer. At 22, she is a committed volunteer firefighter with the Werribee CFA brigade.

With International Women’s Day just round the corner on Sunday 8 March 2020, we sat down with Jacinta to hear her thoughts on what it’s like to be a younger woman volunteering with the CFA.

“It’s actually not uncommon to jump on a truck and find most of the crew are in their mid-twenties,” Jacinta says.  "That said our older firefighters are an inspiration, I get on really well with them as well. There’s no us against them mentality at all - whether men or women, young or old - when we jump on the truck, we’re all in it together.”

Jacinta has been a member of the Werribee CFA for four years, first joining because her older brother did, and she thought it was a good place to hang out with friends and like-minded people.

“It’s interesting - when I first joined Werribee we had six females, today there are around 15. It’s great to see women taking a larger role operationally. The CFA is not gender specific at all,” Jacinta says.

When asked what the biggest challenges she faced were, Jacinta talked about her first house fire.

“That I think was the moment that could’ve been overwhelming. But you feel so supported by your fellow members, you’re trained, you trust everyone who is there around you.”

Her early experience in firefighting has also led to a career in emergency services - today Jacinta is a serving member of Victoria Police. So why the emergency services?

“I love working with people, helping people, making a difference. But I get something out of it too. As you can see, it has helped inspire me to move into emergency services work.”

Today Jacinta is completing rescue training with the CFA to broaden her skills, and work more closely with first responders' such as paramedics.

But one of her favourite activities with the CFA, and one she annually requests work off for on Christmas Eve,  remains the annual Werribee fire brigade ‘Santa Run’.

“It’s a bit cheesy I know, but it really is my favourite time of year. It’s a time of celebration for the brigade, to look back at what we have done throughout the year, to see the kids in the community. I love it.”

 

This article has been republished from CFA's Brigade Magazine.  


About VFBV: VFBV is established under the Country Fire Authority Act and is the peak body for CFA Volunteers in Victoria. VFBV works tirelessly to represent, advocate and support CFA volunteers to the CFA Board and management, governments, ministers, members of parliament, councils, instrumentalities, business and the public. Our vision is for Strong Volunteerism, Embraced to Build Community Resilience for a Safer Victoria.

 
This article is part of our series celebrating women in CFA for International Women's Day.

 

Wednesday, 16 March 2022 18:02

Position Vacant – VFBV Support Officer (West)

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VFBV is seeking to appoint a VFBV Support Officer to work in regional Victoria with VFBV District Councils, Brigades and volunteers to facilitate consultation, issues resolution and volunteer engagement.  

The position is a State role, with emphasis and focus on providing support throughout CFA’s West region (CFA Districts 15, 16, and 17).

This is an existing position, with the incumbent transferring to a different Region.

In addition to relevant skills and experience, candidates will need to understand CFA and volunteerism, be good listeners; be able to facilitate good consultation; ability to establish productive networks; navigate through complex issues resolution; be self-starters and have a passion to improve arrangements that benefit the welfare and efficiency of CFA volunteers.

Extensive regional Victorian work travel is envisaged and flexible work base locations will be considered for the position, with the priority focus to assign a work location within the CFA North West Region.

Flexible working arrangements, to cater for extensive evening and weekend work, will be tailored to match the needs of our volunteer membership base.

This is a full time position.

Prior to applying you should familiarise yourself with the Position Description which is available from the VFBV office or for download at the bottom of this page.

 

How to apply

All applications must include:

  1. a current resume
  2. a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria outlined in the position description (including samples of previous written communications). 

 

Send applications to the attention of the CEO, VFBV, 9/24 Lakeside Drive, Burwood East 3151 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

 

Applications close Tuesday 12th April 2022.

Any questions or queries re the application process should be directed to Cathie Smith from the VFBV Office on (03) 9886 1141 or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Any interested applicants to the VFBV Support Officer position, are also encouraged to speak to one of our existing VFBV Support Officers and/or State Councillor's who would be more than happy to give members a sense of the role.

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