by CAVFA | Jun 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Winter 2025 edition of The National Firefighter magazine profiled CAVFA, showcasing its national role representing over 200,000 volunteer firefighters. The article highlighted CAVFA’s advocacy on key issues like presumptive legislation for cancer and PTSD, and its...
by CAVFA | Jun 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
In recent years volunteer firefighters have tackled unrelenting bushfire seasons while trying to keep their communities safe. And yet, for many volunteers across Australia, if they are diagnosed with presumptive cancer – a cancer believed to be caused as a result of...
by CAVFA | Feb 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday 12 February, the Executive of The Council of Australian Volunteer Fire Associations (CAVFA) met in Melbourne to discuss the recent and ongoing horrific bushfire season impacting so much of the country. CAVFA has been overwhelmed by the generosity of the...
by CAVFA | Jan 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Council of Australian Volunteer Fire Associations is a collaboration of eleven volunteer fire brigade associations within Australia. Through its member associations it represents some 250,000 volunteer fire-fighters and operational support volunteers across the...
by CAVFA | Nov 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Memorandum of Understanding to be signed between CAVFA and NSESVA The Council of Volunteer Fire Associations (CAVFA) and the National State Emergency Service Volunteers Association (NSESVA) will sign an agreement for mutual understanding, co-operation and...
