Marong Fire Brigade - CFA

27/09/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to Peter Sheahan's Walk Up Charity Music Show yesterday in support of Marong Fire Brigade!

A special mention to Tania, who played in the band and helped organise the day, Captain Steve for his speech on behalf of the brigade, and everyone who performed, donated and attended. Your generosity helped raise a whopping $926 for the brigade!

Thank you to The Bendigo Club and everyone involved in putting on such a great community event. We're grateful for the ongoing support.

26/09/2026

🚒 Tomorrow! Come along and support Marong Fire Brigade!

Marong Fire Brigade is proud to be the featured organisation at this month’s Peter Sheahan’s Walk Up Charity Music Show.

📅 Sunday 27 September, 1pm–5pm
📍 The Bendigo Club, 22 Park Street, Bendigo
💵 Entry $10
🍽️ Meals available from midday

Come along for an afternoon of live music, good food and plenty of community spirit, with all the fun helping support Marong Fire Brigade.

🎤 Walk-up performers are welcome, so if you’ve got a song in you, get along and have a crack!

Grab the family, bring some mates, have a feed, listen to some music and help us put on a good show.

We’d love to see a good crowd there supporting the brigade.

22/09/2026

A reminder that the Peter Sheahan's Walk Up Charity Music Show is on this Sunday! Hoping to see you there

🚒 Marong Fire Brigade is proud to be the featured organisation at this month's Peter Sheahan's Walk Up Charity Music Show!

📅 Sunday 27th September, 1pm to 5pm
📍 The Bendigo Club, 22 Park Street Bendigo
💵 Entry $10, meals available from midday

Come along for an afternoon of live music (walk up performers welcome!), great food, and community spirit, all while supporting your local fire brigade. Grab the family, bring some friends, and help us make it a great turnout.

See the attached poster for more details. We hope to see you there!

10/09/2026

🚒 Marong Fire Brigade is proud to be the featured organisation at this month's Peter Sheahan's Walk Up Charity Music Show!

📅 Sunday 27th September, 1pm to 5pm
📍 The Bendigo Club, 22 Park Street Bendigo
💵 Entry $10, meals available from midday

Come along for an afternoon of live music (walk up performers welcome!), great food, and community spirit, all while supporting your local fire brigade. Grab the family, bring some friends, and help us make it a great turnout.

See the attached poster for more details. We hope to see you there!

27/08/2026

A big thank you to Fosterville Gold Mine for their continued support of Marong Fire Brigade through the Community Grants Program. The new thermal imaging camera and upgraded firefighting branches are already making a real difference for our volunteers, helping us train and respond more safely and effectively for our community.

15/07/2026

A little late, but we are proud to share that we were successful in receiving funding through the Fosterville Gold Mine Community Grants Program.

The grant has enabled us to purchase a new set of Protek firefighting branches (nozzles), providing our firefighters with modern, reliable equipment to help us respond safely and effectively to emergencies.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Fosterville Gold Mine for their continued support of community organisations like ours. Their ongoing investment in local volunteer emergency services helps ensure we have the equipment needed to protect and serve our community.

This is not the first time Fosterville has supported our brigade, and we are incredibly grateful for their ongoing commitment to strengthening emergency response capabilities across our region.

Lieutenant Andrew Jochs and Community Safety Coordinator Peter Bryar were proud to attend the grant presentation ceremony in May to accept the funding on behalf of the brigade. It was fantastic to hear the stories of the many other local community groups and learn about the projects they will be delivering with the support of the grants.

Thank you once again for your continued support and for helping us keep Marong and the surrounding communities safe. 🚒👏

A big round of applause for the first round recipients of the 2026 Fosterville Gold Mine Community Grants program 👏

From sporting clubs and schools to volunteer groups and community organisations, this round of funding will help support a range of local projects across the region.

We’re proud to back initiatives that help create stronger, safer and more connected communities 💛

Read more and see the full list of recipients 👉 bit.ly/4nQJwde

Nanneella Community
South Bendigo FNC
Bamawm Lockington United Cricket Club
Campaspe Run - Rural Discovery Centre
Huntly Men's Shed Incorporated
Bendigo Rugby League Club
Mandurang Fire Brigade - CFA
Marong Fire Brigade - CFA
St. Joseph's Primary School Rochester
Heathcote Film Festival
Eaglehawk Bowling Club
Su***de Prevention Awareness Network - Central Victoria

04/05/2026

Last night, Marong Fire Brigade held its Bi-Annual General Meeting, where members elected the brigade’s leadership team for the next two years.

These roles will take effect from 1 July 2026.

Captain: Steve Goudie
1st Lieutenant: Andrew Jochs
2nd Lieutenant: Trent Knight
3rd Lieutenant: Tim Scott
4th Lieutenant: Rod Malone

Secretary: Jo Bravo
Treasurer: Alex Malone
Training Coordinator: Trent Knight
Community Safety Coordinator: Peter Bryar
Communications Officer: Graham Morris
Health & Safety Coordinator: Michael Shay

We would like to sincerely thank our outgoing management team for their leadership, commitment, and contribution over the past two years.

Congratulations to all members elected to positions. We look forward to continuing to serve and support the Marong community together.

11/04/2026

You may see our volunteers out and about in the streets of Marong this morning, don’t worry, nothing’s wrong!

Our members are conducting routine checks of local fire plugs (hydrants) to make sure they are clearly marked, easy to locate, and accessible in the event of an emergency. As you can see in the images, sometimes marker posts can be damaged or hydrants can become hidden by grass or vegetation.

In an emergency, every second counts, so making sure our water supply points are easy to find and use is a really important job.

If you notice a damaged marker post or a hydrant that’s hard to see, feel free to let us know 👍 You can report issues directly to us https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Hs6g90BWcg

01/04/2026

The Fire Danger Period has been amended and will now be lifted as of 1:00am Tuesday 7 April 2026.

For more information and a full list of municipalities and dates: www.cfa.vic.gov.au/firedangerperiod