Mount Macedon CFA

19/10/2026

Attention local horse folk. 🐴

Thanks to Bullengarook CFA for this post.

🔥 If a bushfire threatened your area tomorrow, do you have a plan for your horses? 🔥

Your horses rely on you to make decisions before fire threatens. Whether they live at home or on an agistment property, now is the time to think about how you'll keep them safe this bushfire season.

✅ Create a bushfire plan for your horses before summer
✅ Know your trigger to act and plan to leave on Extreme or Catastrophic fire danger days
✅ Identify and maintain a safe paddock with minimal vegetation, ideally near a dam
✅ Prepare an emergency kit for relocation and first aid
✅ Ensure your horses are microchipped and your property has a Property Identification Code (PIC) registered
✅ Move horses to a safer location or safe paddock well before a fire starts on Extreme or Catastrophic days

Remember, your safety comes first. Plan early, act early and never wait until a fire is threatening to move your horses. Once a bushfire starts, roads may become dangerous or inaccessible.

More information:
👉 https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/fire-safety/farm-fire-safety/horses-and-bushfire/horses-and-bushfire

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11/10/2026

This is what teamwork looks like — pooch included. 🐶

09/10/2026

Do you know anyone who would benefit from this?

More info below.

On Wednesday 14 October, we're running a free one-day Girls Fire & Resilience Program for young women and gender-diverse teens aged 14–19. Real firefighting activities, real emergency scenarios, real mentors from the sector.

Here's what makes this different:

Most young women don't grow up seeing themselves in emergency services roles. They don't picture themselves in the gear. Don't imagine themselves on the truck. Don't consider it as a career, a volunteer path, or even a possibility.

We change that. In one day. 💛

📅 Wed 14 October
📍 Macedon Ranges, VIC
🎟️ Free — spots limited
👉 events.girlsonfire.org.au

If you're in VIC — this one's for you. Share the post. Tag someone who'd love it. Let's fill the room.

03/10/2026

Wonderful to see the lovely Sarah from our local Mt Macedon Trading Post down at the Bolobek Garden Fair today.

Captain Koala aka Mount Macedon CFA’s Community Safety Officer Rebecca was with members Deb and Ross at the fair to make sure everyone is Fire Ready for the season ahead.

We handed out Get Fire Ready bags and loads of landscaping and maintenance tips to prepare properties ahead of the fire season — the brochures were rather appropriate given it was a garden fair we were at. 🪴

Thanks to everyone who said hello and talked to us about their fire plans. Really great to speak to so many families whose children knew their family had a fire plan. Very encouraging.

If you don’t have one already, please visit the CFA website for tips on how to create a personalised fire plan for your home, whether you live in the country or the city. It may just save you and your family’s (including your pets!) lives one day.

21/09/2026

We cannot believe we have to say this again:

NEVER LEAVE A BURN OFF UNATTENDED!!!

And please look up and around you before you burn anything — under a giant pine tree is really not a good place to start a fire.

07/09/2026

Great post from Clarkefield CFA.

🔥 Preparation can make all the difference.

This incredible image was taken following the Mount Mercer fires on 9 January.

Meredith residents Jeff and Marg Cooper had prepared their property ahead of fire season, including installing 35 sprinklers in a horseshoe pattern around their garden to create a green belt and upgrading pumps drawing water from their dam. 🚿🌿

When fire impacted the area, their preparation helped protect their home.

With the Fire Danger Period approaching, this is a powerful reminder that now is the time to prepare, not when the first hot day arrives.

Clear up around your property, review your fire plan, understand your water supply and know what you will do if fire threatens.

🔥 The Fire Danger Period will also bring restrictions around when and how fire can be used.

Check Fire Danger Period dates and restrictions for your area at cfa.vic.gov.au/firedangerperiod

Preparation starts before summer. 🚒



PC - CFA

24/08/2026

Same applies to us, in case you’re wondering…

23/07/2026

Well done Gisborne Fire Brigade - CFA and SES Gisborne Unit and Arthurs Creek & Strathewen CFA, and everyone else involved.

👏👏👏

19/07/2026

🔧 Shed, Garage & BBQ Fire Safety Tips

Fires can grow rapidly when items such as gas cylinders, petrol cans and other chemicals are present. Reduce your risk by removing unnecessary fuels and storing essential items safely and away from heat sources.

• Store chemicals safely.
Keep petrol, paints, solvents, and other chemical products in approved containers, away from ignition sources and out of reach of children.

• Dispose of unwanted chemicals correctly.
If you no longer need certain chemicals, take them to a proper disposal facility. Never pour them down drains or throw them in household rubbish.

• BBQ safely by checking hoses and connections.
Regularly inspect gas hoses for cracks, brittleness, or wear. Check all connections for leaks before use, a simple soapy‑water test can help identify escaping gas.

13/07/2026

Lithium-ion battery fires can happen before you know it. 🔥

Make sure to always charge your products with the battery and charger recommended by the manufacturer.

Don't overcharge, and risk overheating the battery. 🔋

Check for damage before you charge any device including tools, scooters or bikes🔌

Learn how to charge safely at

A lithium-ion battery fire can happen before you know it. Learn how to charge lithium-ion batteries safely.