NEWS DESK Rockin’ at Rosebud ROSEBUD Rockers hold rock ‘n’ roll classes 7-9pm each Monday for beginners, intermediate and advanced dancers. No partner is required for the classes at the West Rosebud Bowls Club, 66A Elizabeth Av, West Rosebud. Cost: $10 members, $12 non-members. Rosebud Rockers also holds social outings, including weekends away and a dance every second month with proceeds going to local charities. The 9 April dance will feature the The Streamliners and The Blackhill Ramblers The dance starts at 7.30pm at Eastbourne Primary School, Allambi Av, West Rosebud. Call 0402 949 881.
U3A celebrates THIS year’s annual meeting of U3A Mornington will also mark its 25 jubilee celebration 2-4pm Wednesday 13 April at Peninsula Community Theatre, Wilson Rd, Mornington. In that time membership has grown from 42 in 1991 to more than 1000 attending 200 courses with 100 tutors.
Graduates perfom GRADUATES from the African Children's Choir are performing in Mornington next month as part of the three-month Ubuntu Africa “I am because we are” Australian tour. The concert at Balcombe Grammar, Mt Martha, on Friday 8 April marks the start of the group’s tour. The concert starts at 7pm in the school hall, 398 Nepean Highway. Bookings: kwaya.org or call Cate Jaede on 0404 857 827.
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Break time: CFA firefighters Ally Smith (Bittern) Alicia Jackson (Crib Point) and Bree Carrigg (Somerville) take a break from firefighting duties. Picture: Adam Carrigg
Volunteers make the most of CFA THE CFA volunteers’ association believes diversity is vital to CFA and its work of protecting the community. Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria District 8 president Eric Collier says being a CFA volunteer is “about commitment, skills and professionalism”. “CFA brigades welcome volunteers of any gender, age or cultural background. The one thing we all have in common is a commitment to serve our communities,” Mr Collier said. “CFA Brigades are from the community and for the community. We want
our membership to be as diverse as the communities of which we are part. “The jobs a volunteer can undertake are quite diverse. Volunteers operate at every level, from front line firefighter or community education roles, through to the most senior incident command roles, in specialist roles such as being a fire Investigator, emergency medical response, and in support roles handling things like administration, equipment maintenance, logistics and fundraising.” Mr Collier said involving more
women had been “a particular success for CFA over the past generation”. “Women now make up more than 20 per cent of all CFA volunteers. Nearly 5000 women are front line firefighters and there are growing numbers of women in command roles such as brigade captain and group officer,” he said. “Female volunteers are part of the great volunteer resource that gives CFA its surge capacity - the ability to put thousands of trained, experienced firefighters into the field at short
notice to deal with multiple major incidents across Victoria and interstate. And they do this whilst maintaining the capacity to provide day to day emergency response in their local brigade areas.” The state’s 60,000 volunteers are more than 97 per cent of CFA’s workforce protecting 60 per cent of suburban Melbourne, regional cities and all of country Victoria. To find out more about joining the CFA visit cfa.vic.gov.au or talk to a CFA volunteer.