Merrijig Rural Fire Brigade

Merrijig Rural Fire Brigade The local volunteer rural Fire brigade

MERRIJIG CFA - MERRIJIG ANZAC SERVICE A new ANZAC service area, and new parking location, to accommodate growing numbers...
25/04/2026

MERRIJIG CFA - MERRIJIG ANZAC SERVICE

A new ANZAC service area, and new parking location, to accommodate growing numbers at the increasingly popular Merrijig ANZAC service saw Merrijig CFA volunteers helping with traffic management and car parking today.

Merrijig CFA has a long history with the Merrijig ANZAC Service. The brigade's tanker escorts the horse riders up the hill, at the rising of the sun, and then is on stand-by to extinguish the fire braziers at the end of the event., before returning back to the station.

Thank you to Dave Lovick for driving the tanker and for laying the wreath on behalf of Merrijig CFA this morning.

Thank you to Merrijig CFA Members; old & new, and to our new recruits, for directing traffic today and helping keep spectators and horse riders safe.
An early start this morning for CFA Volunteers; Dave, Lachie, Jonathan, Max, Anne, Jenny, Bruce, Al, Cha, Nikki and Bear; with helpers arriving between 5.30- 6am.

Our new CFA firefighter, Ange Thompson, was busy - in her other role - and did a fantastic job organizing what appeared to be a record number of 122 horses for today's ANZAC ride.

And our CFA member Adrian Lawrence was kept busy with MC duties for the service in his other role as President of Merrijig Hall.

A beautiful Commemorative service and a true Merrijig Community event today.

Photo Credits: Marta Wakeling
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Glenroy - Merrijig Rural Fire Brigade
Our Community, Our CFA
Protecting People & Property
100% Volunteer - 24/7 - Since 1925
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PREPARE - REGISTER BURN OFF - & NOTIFY NEIGHBOURS If you are burning off - Prepare your area & have enough water nearby ...
11/04/2026

PREPARE - REGISTER BURN OFF - & NOTIFY NEIGHBOURS

If you are burning off
- Prepare your area & have enough water nearby
- Register your burn-off online - https://firepermits.vic.gov.au/
- Give your neighbours a heads up

-Register your burn-off online.
This is the quickest and easiest way to register your burn off - Check apply notify https://firepermits.vic.gov.au/

Image & info Credit: CFA Vic & FirePermits Vic
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Glenroy - Merrijig Rural Fire Brigade
Our Community, Our CFA
Protecting People & Property
100% Volunteer - 24/7 - Since 1925
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FIRE DANGER PERIOD HAS ENDED - REGISTER ALL YOUR BURNS The Fire Danger Period has lifted for Mansfield Shire. You will s...
11/04/2026

FIRE DANGER PERIOD HAS ENDED - REGISTER ALL YOUR BURNS

The Fire Danger Period has lifted for Mansfield Shire. You will see an increase in private burn-offs, particularly over the school holidays and over the ANZAC weekend as people come up to tidy up their properties.

Please - Register your burn off.
False alarm calls to unregistered burn-offs take volunteer firefighters away from workplaces, families and other emergencies.

Keep you burn-off safe and legal:
1) register your burn online at firepermits.vic.gov.au or phone 1800 668 511
2) Check fire restrictions with your local council

AND please
- Check and monitor weather conditions – particularly wind
- To avoid unnecessary calls to emergency services, notify your neighbours
- Leave a three-meter fire break, free from flammable materials around the burn
- Have sufficient equipment and water to stop the fire spreading
- Never leave a burn-off unattended – stay for its entire duration

- If your burn-off gets out of control, call ‘000’ immediately

Property owners have legal obligations when burning off. Failing to comply with local council by-laws and state legislation can lead to a fine.

Register your burn-off online. This is the quickest and easiest way to register your burn off - Check apply notify https://firepermits.vic.gov.au/

Image & info Credit: CFA Vic & FirePermits Vic
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Glenroy - Merrijig Rural Fire Brigade
Our Community, Our CFA
Protecting People & Property
100% Volunteer - 24/7 - Since 1925
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FIRE DANGER PERIOD HAS ENDED IN MANSFIELD SHIRE The Fire Danger Period has ended in Mansfield Shire and the weather has ...
11/04/2026

FIRE DANGER PERIOD HAS ENDED IN MANSFIELD SHIRE

The Fire Danger Period has ended in Mansfield Shire and the weather has cooled and some rain has fallen.

BUT restrictions on fires and burning off still apply in some areas., so if you are travelling for the school holidays be aware that some areas are still under Fire Danger Period restrictions and strict rules apply during the Fire Danger Period. This helps to prevent bush and grassfires starting when they are harder to control.

Where Fire Danger Period has ended, councils set their own year-round rules about burning off. This could determine when you’re allowed to burn, what you can burn, the maximum size of a fire, or the minimum fire break you need around a fire.
You may also need a permit to burn, and in certain cases, an inspection by an Authorized Officer.

Before you think about lighting a fire, here’s what you should do 👇

1️⃣ Check if the area is still under Fire Danger Period restrictions: https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/.../fir.../fire-restriction-dates

2️⃣ If the Fire Danger Period is still in force in an area you are visiting, see what you can and can’t do: https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/.../fire-bans.../can-i-or-cant-i

3️⃣ Head to your local council’s website, to see if you need to follow any rules specific to your area once the Fire Danger Period is over.

Image & information Credit: Vic Emergency

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Glenroy - Merrijig Rural Fire Brigade
Our Community, Our CFA
Protecting People & Property
100% Volunteer - 24/7 - Since 1925
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