Kingston Fire Brigade CFA

25/02/2026

Let’s get some teams together, it’s a great day.

The Smeaton Bowling Club 2026 Tommy Middlemiss Bowls day is on the 21st March. Please get along and support this event. 3pm sign up for a 4pm start. We hope to see you there!

23/02/2026

Thanks to all those who attended the The Kingston Swapmeet on Saturday and donated their small $ coins and large $ notes! We had an amazing response with a tally of over $1,400 raised towards our new Tanker 2.

We are closing in on our $50k target - thanks to all who have supported us so far.

15/02/2026

🔥 Ash Wednesday – 16 February 1983 🔥

Today we pause to remember the lives lost and the communities forever changed by the Ash Wednesday bushfires.

On 16 February 1983, under catastrophic weather conditions, fires tore through parts of Victoria and South Australia.

Here in the Macedon Ranges, communities including Macedon and Mount Macedon were heavily impacted. Homes were lost, landscapes were scarred, and families were forever changed.

Across both states, 75 people lost their lives — 47 in Victoria and 28 in South Australia. Thousands of homes were destroyed.

Ash Wednesday remains one of Australia’s most significant bushfire events — not only because of the devastation, but because of the lasting changes that followed.

What Ash Wednesday Changed

In the years after 1983, bushfire safety and response evolved significantly:

• Stronger building standards in bushfire-prone areas
• Major improvements to warning systems and public information
• Better coordination between emergency services
• Increased focus on community education and preparedness
• Advancements in fire behaviour research and firefighter safety

Many of the messages we share today - have a plan, leave early, understand your risk - were shaped by the lessons learned from Ash Wednesday.

Importantly, some of the firefighters who stood on the fireground that day are still serving in the CFA today - including members within our own Gisborne brigade. Their experience, knowledge and dedication continue to shape the way we train and protect our community.

Today we remember those who lost their lives, those who lost their homes, and the firefighters and volunteers who faced unimaginable conditions.

We honour them by continuing to learn, to prepare, and to stand ready for our community.

13/02/2026

Don't forget that the The Kingston Swapmeet is coming up next Saturday 21st February at the Kingston Showgrounds! Gates open at 7.30am - Over 300 stalls - Its getting bigger every year!

Once again, the Kingston Fire Brigade will be parking the cars and rattling the cans for donations towards our new Brigade-Owned and Community-Based Tanker 2.

So get to the Swapmeet, find what you've been looking for and donate your leftover coins and notes to help us reach our $50k fundraising target!

06/02/2026

Every year over the last five years, Maree and John Bunn have generously donated to the Kingston Fire Brigade and as we get closer to our $50,000 fundraising target for the new tanker, it is time to openly thank and acknowledge them.

Not only are Maree and John great friends and contributors to the brigade, they also coordinate the Broomfield Community Fireguard, an initiative set up in 2009 after the devastating Black Saturday fires.

Thank you Maree and John for your ongoing support and for keeping the Broomfield Community Fireguard up and running!

Photo: Members of the Brigade Management Team with John and Maree (appropriately wearing sunglasses!)

09/01/2026

Some of our members selflessly gave up their afternoons to crew the station ready for any calls. Luckily we have remained in station till now 1845.
A big shout out to The Commercial at Kingston for feeding the hungry crews. Many thanks.

11/11/2025

New Tanker Update. CFA have announced that our new Brigade-owned and Community-based Tanker 2 is in production and is estimated to be delivered to us by mid 2026!

CFA are building 50 of these Light Tankers with the first seven delivered to Echuca Village, Ellerslie, Greendale, Kingston, Bulart, Corinella and Jamieson brigades.

We would like to thank all our local community for their donations and the Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP) funding grant for the new tanker.

At this time we are approximately $6,000 short of our $50,000 fundraising target - and now that we have a delivery deadline of 7 months, we encourage and appreciate all donations from residents and businesses in our area.

To support us, make a donation direct to the brigade: Kingston Urban Fire Brigade. BSB: 633 000. Account No. 142 131 663.

31/10/2025

The Allendale Fire of January 2020 was extremely fast moving and quickly impacted Tab and Glenn McKechnie's property on Henders Road. Their first-hand experience of the fire - what went right and what went wrong - has provided an invaluable insight for the brigade and community and was well discussed at our Get Fire Ready event last Sunday.

Fundraising for our new Brigade-owned and Community-based Tanker 2 was also discussed on Sunday. All present now understand that the new Tanker 2 will stay in the community on bad fire days, whereas Tanker 1 will be tasked to wherever CFA requires it.

To support the brigade and assist, Tab and Glenn have made a significant donation which puts us closer to reaching our $50k fundraising target, which we sincerely thank them for.

We are now ~$6k away from our target. Donations of any size or ideas for fundraising are welcomed.

29/10/2025

Kingston Fire Brigade and the Bendigo Community Enterprise Foundation / Bendigo Community Bank Creswick & District are excited to announce the contribution of $10,000 to help fund our New Tanker 2!

Thank you especially to Janine Booth, CDFS Chair, and Narelle Barrett, CDFS Executive Officer, for their ongoing support towards our Brigade - and also for the contributions the Bendigo Community Bank Creswick & District has done to assist and support our great community.

We have $7k more to raise to reach our $50k target! All donations and fundraising ideas are appreciated.

27/10/2025