Upwey CFA GFF Graduates June 2025.
Congratulations go out to Ross and Josh, two of our recent recruits, who successfully completed their General Fire Fighter (GFF) course over the weekend.
They will both become operational members and further strengthen the response capability of Upwey CFA.
Welcome aboard.
Many house fires are caused by clothes being too close to a heater, especially when left to dry over night.
When drying clothes in front of a heater always remember to keep them “A Metre From The Heater“.
Don’t forget to make sure you regularly test and clean your smoke alarms. More about smoke alarms.
Five of our dedicated Upwey CFA volunteer firefighters — Beth, Darron, Jay, Jesse, and Mike — are taking on the Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb 2025! 🧑🚒🏃♀️🏃♂️
This year’s climb is more than just a physical challenge — it’s a powerful mission to raise vital funds for Cancer Research and Crisis Support. 🎗️💛
Next time you drop off your containers, be sure to scan the barcode you see here and all funds from your deposit will be donated to Upwey CFA.
As an added bonus, the Container Deposit Scheme is running a competition from Monday, 5 May through to Sunday, 15 June 2025 giving away five cash prizes of A Million CENTS. That’s five prizes of $10,000 up for grabs!
For details on how to register your deposits and be in the drawn, visit https://cdsvic.org.au/winamillioncents
The funds raised go towards updating our 3 brigade owned vehicles as well as the purchase and maintenance of equipment to ensure we can provide the best fire service we can for our community.
This event would be incredibly difficult without the support from local businesses and sponsors, and we thank you very much for your support.
Of course, it wouldn’t be possible at all without the amazing support from our incredible community. Without your donations and purchases of goods the Jumble Sale simply wouldn’t exist. Thank you all so very much.
Thanks also to the members of the brigade and all the other volunteers who not only helped yesterday but have spent many hours preparing for the day throughout April.
I hope everyone who attended had a great time, found a bargain, or just enjoyed something off the BBQ.
See you again next year.
Liam
Upwey CFA Captain
A timeless tradition of the Upwey community, this once-a-year event offers an opportunity for the community to upcycle unwanted goods and score a bargain buy.
Keep an eye out for our flyers arriving in your letter box.
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Sunday 23rd Feb 2025 has been declared a day of Total Fire Ban in the North Central and CENTRAL (includes Melbourne and Geelong) district(s) of Victoria.
No fires can be lit or be allowed to remain alight in the open air from 12:01 AM on Sun, 23 Feb 2025 until 11:59 PM Sun, 23 Feb 2025.
This includes the UPWEY and surrounding areas.
More information visit https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/
Subscribe to MyCFA to get tailored information on how to plan and prepare for fires if you live, travel or work in Victoria.
An EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING will be in place for SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2025 in the CENTRAL fire district and many other areas of the state.
You should implement your Bush Fire Plan.
For more information about the Fire Danger Ratings and what they mean to you, visit https://upweycfa.org.au/australian-fire-danger-ratings/
