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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Representatives from the Council of Australian Volunteer Fire Associations (CAVFA) met with Prime Minister Tony Abbott to discuss issues relevant to volunteerism at a national level. The meeting occurred at Parliament House on Wednesday, 12th August 2015 and was...

Representatives of Australia's 250,000 volunteer fire-fighters have taken part in the inaugural National Memorial Service for Fire and Emergency Services Personnel in Canberra. Council of Australian Volunteer Fire Associations (CAVFA) Director Hans van Hamond AFSM and...

An agreement was signed on April 4, 2014 for mutual understanding, co-operation and collaboration between the Council of Volunteer Fire Associations (CAVFA) and the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC). Signed in front of representatives...

Volunteer firefighters in every State have united to form a new forum to promote the interests of over 250,000 members nationwide. The Council of Australian Volunteer Fire Associations (CAVFA) has been formed to ensure that volunteer firefighting continues to help...