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24.01.2022 Generous donations see new response vehicle for brigade Wangaratta Chronicle19 August 2020By NICK SINIS AFTER nearly five years of hard work and fundraising resulting in almost $20,000 worth of donations, Tarrawingee’s CFA are proud to have purchased a new ultralight tanker. The brigade used a combination of community fundraisers and a grant from the State Government to help purchase the Toyota Landcruiser, which features a 500 litre water tank, pump and hoses.... Tarrawingee captain Warrick Benton said the brigade was grateful for the community’s support and the vehicle would be vital for the upcoming bushfire season. We were lucky in the first 12 months to nearly raise that amount but the last two years we just backed off a bit because we weren’t too sure how successful we were going to be with the project, Mr Benton said. It has taken five attempts getting it and last year we were successful and they said it would be available in August this year. But with COVID-19 we can’t really do an official hand over so they just said its right to go for operational duties as of now. Mr Benton said it was through various community-based fundraisers and donations that helped raise the money, with the government contributing $2 for every $1 raised. The biggest one we did was we put community flyers in the district to say this is what our intentions were and if anyone wanted to be involved, he said. Then we decided to have a movie night inconjunction with Wangaratta council, we also did fundraising at the FRL festival at Eldorado and Bunnings Warehouse barbecues. Mr Benton said the ultralight tanker would assist members by creating better flexibility when responding to an incident. It’ll be more of a first line response vehicle for the area, and any incidents that may happen on a highway with the wire rope section and will also be available for strike teams in Wangaratta group, he said. If our main tanker goes away on strike teams, that vehicle will be mainly left in the brigade area, as a protection of assets. Our tanker was away for two months last year and we had to rely on Everton with their spare tanker, I’m glad we’ve got this for summer now. Mr Benton said it would also mean more members could be trained to respond, as the heavy tanker requires a truck licence. It’s going to be a good vehicle for the community and we can try get some more members into the brigade and younger members that may not have truck licence, he said. It should also increase our daytime response, if you’ve got a normal vehicle that someone can drive, they don’t have to wait at the shed for someone with a truck licence. For more information on volunteering with the Tarrawingee brigade visit www.facebook.com/ tarrawingeecfa/ or www.cfa.vic. gov.au/volunteer-careers/volunteers. See more

21.01.2022 Now is the time to start getting ready for the fire danger period.

21.01.2022 Something to keep in mind.

16.01.2022 Help CFA members stay at home by registering your burning off. This stops fire brigades needing to attend false alarms if someone reports your fires. Let’s help members keep up our social distancing by not being called out unnecessarily. Safe & happy Easter all.

15.01.2022 Good evening all. Please ensure all burn offs are registered on 1800 668 511. When you register your burn off with ESTA you avoid unnecessary call outs for us your local volunteers.

14.01.2022 Listen into Yesterday Morning's ABC breakfast radio interview with Matt Dowling and Tarrawingee Captain Warrick Benton.

14.01.2022 Evening all. Please be aware that the Wangaratta group is conducting a pre-season scenario exercise this Sunday the 29th in our district. Many CFA appliances will be visible in and around our township. Exercise will be running from 7am until midday.

13.01.2022 The Fire Danger Period (FDP) will begin 1am, Monday 30 November 2020 for the following municipalities: Benalla Rural City Council Rural City of Wangaratta ... Make sure you know what you can and can't do during the Fire Danger Period this summer season. Visit www.cfa.vic.gov.au/can

04.01.2022 After five years of hard work raising enough money for our community vehicle it is finally here. I would like to thank everyone involved with this project from Bunnings bbq’s, to movie nights we did it! We will do an official hand over when current COVID restrictions are lifted. All we need now is more members to get involved with this great asset. Once again thanks to all involved. ... Cheers Warrick Benton Tarrawingee Captain. #stablematefortanker. See more