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ANOTHER GREAT ‘GOOD FRIDAY’ COLLECTION

Once again, the Woodend, Newham and Hesket-Kerrie CFA Brigades conducted the annual Good Friday Collection for the Royal Children’s Hospital Appeal…

March 31, 2018

Woodend CFA will again be collecting

…for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.

March 29, 2018

WOODEND ON ALERT TODAY

Woodend CFA Volunteers will be at the station today ready to turn out immediately to any incident that occurs locally. We are also on standby to assist local brigades in their areas…

March 17, 2018

ILLEGAL FIRES AND ASBESTOS DON’T MIX!

This afternoon we were called to an illegal burnoff during the Fire Danger Period. What made matters worse was that when extinguishing the fire…

March 15, 2018

Western Water is smokin’!

If you see smoke rising from the new Coles supermarket site and adjoining railway area this morning, don’t panic. Western Water are doing some testing on the sewer system…

February 13, 2018

HAY – there’s a fire!

On Saturday afternoon Woodend crews were called to a Hay Bale Fire in North Woodend. The fire was started by a mechanical issue with a ride-on mower, and quickly spread to burn around 1 acre of land…

February 5, 2018

Mick Christie – CFA Life Member

Last Sunday we held a farewell function where Woodend CFA members, past and present, members from neighbouring Brigades and CFA VIPs all gathered to farewell Mick…

January 30, 2018

FAREWELL CAPTAIN MICK CHRISTIE

After nearly 36 years as a member of the Woodend CFA, Captain Mick Christie and his wife Leanne have decided to escape the Woodend winter permanently…

January 27, 2018

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