Metung CFA

10/01/2026

DON'T Be a Silly Sausage!... you might want that tender smoky meat. But put the beads down.

It’s Friday. It’s a Total Fire Ban. It’s Catastrophic fire weather.

Somewhere, there is a mate staring lovingly at their offset smoker or weber. They are holding a bag of charcoal. They are thinking, "Low and slow isn't really a fire, is it?"

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Let’s be crystal clear: Solid Fuel BBQs (Wood, Charcoal, Briquettes) are BANNED today. No exceptions. No "just a quick sear."

If it burns solid fuel, it stays cold. If you light it, we have to come over. And if we have to interrupt our lunch to put out your lunch, we won't be polite about it.

Gas or Electric? Maybe. But there are strict rules you need to follow (like having a hose ready and a clear area).

Solid Fuel? Absolutely not.

Check the rules before you turn a k**b or strike a match: 👉 https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/fire-bans-ratings-and-restrictions/can-i-or-cant-i

Do you know a silly sausage who needs to accept that today is their salad day. 👇

12/09/2025

Metung CFA will be at the Farmers market tomorrow. Pre Fire season property preparation and fire plans are the goal. So come down and chat to our members about what you can do to prepare for fire season.

23/08/2025

Only 2 weeks until the Melbourne Firefighter Stair climb, all donations go to Lifeline, The Peter MacCallum Foundation and the 000 Foundation
https://www.firefighterclimb.org.au/climber/alexseys/ aho

18/06/2025

https://www.firefighterclimb.org.au/climber/alexseys/

Hi. On September 6th, I'll be climbing 28 floors in 25kg of kit and helping to raise $1 Million supporting our beneficiaries, Lifeline, Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation and 000Foundation. Please help me "Step up to fight cancer, depression, and su***de" by sponsoring me below. Thanks to our sponsor...

13/05/2025

The Resilience Pilot Project is here!

Together with the experts at Resilient Building Council, we are offering FREE workshops across Gippsland to help homeowners prepare for bushfires and other natural disasters. Want to understand your home’s vulnerabilities? Learn practical ways to improve resilience? Get support to complete upgrades? Highly regarded resilience experts are here to answer your questions!

☑️ Use the easy and free Resilience Rating app for your home
🏡 Learn how to harden your home and protect your family
🛠️ Open to all — whether you’re building, rebuilding, remodelling or just getting prepared
🍪 Light snacks provided
📍 23 Workshops right across Gippsland

Register now at gerf.org.au/rbc and don’t forget to download the Resilience Rating app before attending!

08/04/2025

Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund (GERF) is known for providing emergency assistance to Gippsland families after natural disasters.

But did you know they’re also committed to helping our community build long-term resilience against future events.

That’s why they’re partnering with the Resilient Building Council to offer FREE expert home resilience assessments to 10 volunteer homeowners across Gippsland. These assessments will identify practical ways to strengthen your home against bushfires, floods, storms and more.

As part of this initiative, your home will be featured as a (confidential) case study to help others in the community understand how small, affordable changes can make a big impact — and inspire resilience across the region.

Plus, this program is supported by insurers and banks, opening the door to potential discounts on insurance and mortgage rates for resilient homes.

To get involved, email [email protected] with a brief description of your home.

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10/03/2025

Vale Vicki Jesty

The Metung CFA is deeply saddened by the passing of one of its long serving members Vicki Jesty.
Vicki was a loved member of the Metung Community at large, with abroad diversity of interests, yoga, dressage, bowls and photography to name a few, but most especially to Metung Fire Brigade.
Vicki was a respected member of our Metung CFA family. She served on our fundraising and social committees and was always available whenever a hand was needed.
Vicki is wife and partner of our Brigade’s long time secretary John Miller.
It is to John, we not only offer our deepest sympathy and condolences but also our unending support at this very sad time.

Metung Fire Brigade

20/11/2024

A shout out to our member Anthony who travelled to Darwin as part of a training contingent. Here's the CFA report from Linkedin:

With the top end of Australia potentially heading into another bad fire season, CFA volunteer instructors were deployed to deliver foundational firefighting course Fire Fighting 1 and Suppress Wildfire training on behalf of Bushfires NT to new volunteers and park rangers.

CFA volunteers Andrew Stinchcombe and April Padbury were deployed to Alice Springs, while Anthony Armistead and Phil Graham were deployed to Darwin.

This is the second year CFA has supported our colleagues in Darwin and it's great to see CFA skills and knowledge being an asset to others, while our members are able to gain so much from the experience interstate! Well done team!

Read more: https://lnkd.in/gQXxZvvS

16/11/2024

David Completes Emerging Leaders Program

Yesterday 11 of District 11s Emerging Leaders graduated from the 6-month Program at celebration dinner at Club Eastwood in Bairnsdale, including our own David Wijsma.

As a culmination of their learning, theses members completed a group exercise in a secret location west of Johnsonville, in the morning before finishing their final session back at Bairnsdale Station.

Acting ACFO Glenn Harrap and DPC Chair Kathryn Williams presented the awards.

Graduates included:
Mel Zagami (Toorloo), Chris Richards (Swifts Creek), Michelle Raeburn (Hillside) & Andrew Travis (Ensay), Anthony Martin (Bruthen), Maria Edwards (Bemm), Sheridyn Grayham (Mt Taylor), Simon Ellis (Bairnsdale), Simon Rijs (Bengworden), Graham Pickering (Bairnsdale) and David Wijsma (Metung).
Congratulations to these members!

(There were a few members who were unable to complete the course due to work commitments and they will be offer a chance to complete with next years group)

These members completed a number of sessions in 3 weekends and 2 evening sessions which include the following topics –
• People Management
• Brigade Management and Legislation
• Incident Management
• AIIMS Awareness
• Community Engagement
• Succession Planning Framework
• After Action Reviews
• Productive Meetings
• HBDI – Understanding yourself under stress
• Wellness & Peer Support
As well as hearing from panels of experts from CFA, DEECA, VicPol & Army about leading under pressure, experiences of a captain, experiences at big jobs and all sorts of topics in between.
We would like to throw out a HUGE thankyou to all those members who gave up their time to facilitate, present, organise or sit on a panel in this Program. Especially Chris Seymour and Aaron Lee who are the driving force behind this Program.
There were over 25 CFA volunteers who helped to make this program come to light this year, along with nearly all of the staff in the District 11 office, regional and state staff, from Organizational Development, Community Education, Training, VST, Vegetation Management and a Board Member!
If any members of Metung Brigade are interested in taking their leadership to the next level, please look out for the 2025 Program Expression of Interest. It would be great if every brigade had representative.

14/10/2024

International day of rural women
Rural women are the backbone of their communities often juggling various responsibilities to keep everything running smoothly. They’ve volunteered their time and skills to support local schools sporting clubs and community events. Whether it’s organising fundraising mentoring young people or providing care for elderly their contributions are invaluable. These women come from more walks of life being farmers and business owners to community leaders and caregivers. Their dedication and resilience ensure that small rural communities remain vibrant and connected.

This day is dedicated to the millions of women living in remote rural places and celebrates the achievements and contributions of these women. These resilient women play a crucial role in rural community development.

District 11 would like to acknowledge & celebrate all of our rural women!

21/09/2024