Monaro RFS

There has been a number of small changes to the membership forms over recent times and there is another change pending. This most recent change has not yet been fully completed and there are some interim steps in the membership process at this time.

Please Note:

This information is provided to help keep our brigade members informed of the recent changes to the membership process. Please don't be too concerned about the changes because the Monaro Team staff will help you navigate through the membership process.

We have added all of the most recent forms as downloads on this web site.

CrimTrac

The Rural Fire Service uses CrimTrac to undertake membership "criminal record checks" as part of the membership process.

You can learn more about CrimTrac by visiting http://www.crimtrac.gov.au/about_us/index.html

CrimTrac has recently changed their requirements for conducting criminal record checks.

Changes to the Membership Process

Because of the CrimTrac changes, the RFS requires a one page addendum to the existing membership form. This single page "Additional Applicant Data" form must now be completed and returned to the Membership Coordination Unit (MCU) as an interim measure pending finalisation of a new set of membership forms. This includes new, rejoin, dual, transferring and junior to ordinary members.

The additional personal information requested on the one page addendum will allow CrimTrac to better identify each applicant and avoid potential errors in matching. As MCU has access to the system, this should allow the RFS to receive application results more quickly.

The media watching web site known as Australian News in Topics has published a list of "Black Saturday Royal Commission Verdict" articles. These articles have been assembled from a range of media groups.

Click HERE to view the "Black Saturday Royal Commission Verdict" news topic.

There is also a comments form and feedback options on the web site.

Click HERE to download the Final Report Recommendations. (PDF)

The final report was delivered to the Governor of Victoria on the morning of 31 July 2010. The Governor then presented the report to the Premier who tabled it in the Victorian Parliament.

The views or opinions expressed in the content of the links (above) may not be shared by all of our (Monaro Team) members. Readers are encouraged to form their own opinions based upon a wide range of information and experience.

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The Jerangle Brigade are hosting a Communications, Map Reading and GPS Workshop on Saturday 18th September 2010. The map reading and GPS session will include a practical "GPS treasure hunt" that will help participants get to know their GPS.

Please see the Training Calendar for details.

About 30 people recently met at the Cooma Fire Control Centre to hear about the role and importance of forming a Support Group to assist in fire incident management. The group listened to presentations by the RFS staff about the various roles that the Support Group volunteers will fill. This includes communications, logistics and support to other specialists areas involved in incident management.

Participants were assured that their role was vital during fires and the Support Group is extremely important to the RFS. It was also an ideal way to become involved in supporting the community during periods of peak RFS activity.