It was suggested at the Numbla Vale AGM that we should add the locations of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to our contacts directory. There are already a number of AEDs listed in the contacts directory and Brigades are requested to contact Kerrie or Louise if their AED is not listed so that we can add it to the next print run.

Expressions of Interest (EOI) are requested for "Round Two" of the Botswana Fire Management Program – Closing Date: 20 August 2010.

Before you think "I'll never get a run" please remember that the Monaro Team already has runs on the board thanks to Steve Donkers from Numeralla.

With the recent announcement confirming funding for phase 2 of the Botswana Fire Management Program, Expressions of Interest (EOI) are invited from Service members wishing to be considered for a variety of roles. Phase 2 of the program will run over the next 2 years, so even if you are not currently available you may be able to undertake work in the medium to longer term.

Because of a large influx of new members from the north, we have relocated the BF course that is due to start on Thursday evening the 5th of August 2010 from the Cooma Fire Control Centre to the Colinton Brigade & Training Facility.

There was only one member who had nominated that lives close to Cooma and a possible 15+ members from the north.

I will be calling the members who had already nominated for the Cooma course and we will be offering some form of travel arrangement from Cooma to Colinton.

Please call Mick Holton (on his mobile - see our contacts page) to discuss this course or to make transport arrangements.

Click HERE to have a look at the Training Calendar entry.

This BF course code is: BF-04-2010-Cooma

We have two new things to share...

1. Bruce English has signed up.

Bruce English from the Numeralla Countegany Brigade has joined the Web Site Working Group. We spent a few hours last night (22nd July 2010) looking at the web site editing tools so that Bruce can upload images and edit our content. Bruce is also very handy with a camera and we welcome him to the team.

Please contact Mick Holton or Bruce English if you would like to get involved with the mangement of our web site. We need more writers, photographers, editors, publishers and someone to assist with some of the "back-end" data management.

2. The nomination form has been updated to version 2.2

The only change from the last version is that Kerrie Evans has been added to the email recipient list. This will ensure that Kerrie gets a copy of your nomination for administration purposes. Thanks Kerrie for your help.

You can get the lasted copy of the nomination form HERE or by clicking any of the download buttons that appear on our training calendar pages.