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Annual General Meeting
The Association of Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades of WA (Inc) hereby gives notification that its Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 8 August 2010, at Volunteer House, 177 Great Eastern Highway Belmont, commencing at 10:00 am.
The objective of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) is:
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to receive the President’s Report on the activities of the Association since the previous AGM, held on 23 August 2009
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to receive the Financial Report, including the Profit/Loss Statement and Balance of Accounts
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to elect the Vice President and the Committee
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to deal with any General Business of which Notice of Motion Has Been Given
Brigades are advised that they should nominate their representative by the close of business on Thursday 22 July 2010 as per the nomination form sent to all brigade Secretaries, to enable the distribution of any Notice of Motion prior to the AGM. Further information about the AGM can be obtained by contacting the Executive Officer, Annique Gray at Volunteer House on 9478 4933.
Any Brigade wishing to raise an item of General Business to be decided upon at the AGM must provide a Notice of Motion by close of business on Thursday 22 July 2010. Notice of Motion should be sent to:
Executive Officer
PO Box 530, BELMONT WA 6984
Fax 9478 4944
Email
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A Committee Meeting will be held following the close of the AGM. Members of the Association who are not Committee members are welcome to attend the Committee meeting, but will not have voting rights. |
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SW Volunteer Bush Fire Games
The Association of Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades of WA is proud to be a sponsor of the South West Bush Fire Games, being held in Busselton on Saturday 9 October 2010.
Bush Fire Brigade members are invited to participate in the competition and novelty events for volunteers of all ages. Being held in conjunction with the Emergency Services Expo and the celebration of 100 years of Fire and Rescue Services supporting the Busselton community, there will be lots of fun and entertainment for the whole family.
Further information, competition rules and entry forms are available from:
Peter Stark E
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Mob 0419 920 205
Norm Gomm E
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Mob 0438 878 582
Chris Sousa Mob 0428 611 125
Cindy Pearce E
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Mob 0427 586 710
We apologise that due to technical problems the Information Booklet and Entry Forms are not available online, but can be emailed to you on request. |
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To gain full access to the web site, apart from some correspondence, you will need to register by clicking on 'register' in the top right corner , in the login section. When the registration box opens enter your 'name', preferred 'user name', 'email address', 'password', and verify the password before clicking on 'send registration'.
You will receive an automatically generated message via email confirming your registration with a link. Follow the directions to activate the account. Login in the same area on the home page of the site, and you will find a host of useful information on all aspects of bushfire fighting.
The Association of Volunteer Bushfire Brigades of Western Australia Inc. is operated by volunteers and represents all volunteer bushfire fighters in Western Australia. There are approximately 25,000 volunteer bushfire fighters in WA and they are organised into approximately 750 brigades. Ninety seven percent of all registered firefighters in Western Australia are volunteers. Volunteer Bushfire Fighters are over ten times larger, in number, than any other emergency services group, and greatly out number approximately 1,000 FESA career fire fighters.
- 24,279 Volunteer Bushfire Service
- 1,988 Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service
- 1,863 State Emergency Service
- 1,074 Volunteer Marine Rescue Service
- 1,000 FESA Career Fire and Rescue Service
Bushfire brigades are formed and managed by their respective local government authorities (or Shires). The brigades however are also supported by the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia, (FESA), which manages the funding arrangements, provides technical and operational support as well as the training framework.
Membership of the Association is voluntary and no membership fees are charged. The Association operates on the basis of being there if needed.
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The Bushfire Association sell a range of items to benefit bushfire volunteers. Profits from the sale of these items go toward the Benevolent Fund which supports the dependents of BFS volunteers, who need immediate emergency assistance, to assist them when a BFS volunteer is injured in the line of duty.
Items available from the association office include lapel pins, life member pins, and number plate surrounds. Click here to download lapel pin, life member pin, and plate surround information PDF
Items available from Eddie van Rijnswoud include belt buckles, hat pins, flags, and vehicle number plates.
Click here to download belt buckle, hat pin and flag information PDF
Click here to download number plate information PDF
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