Victorian forest firefighters to benefit from $365m investment

Friday 1 May 2026

 
The Victorian government has announced a $365m investment into CFA and forest firefighter upgrades as part of its upcoming 2026/27 budget. The funding includes $100m to be allocated to expand CFA’s fleet of new tankers and pumpers, and $26.2m will to go towards station builds, planning, land acquisition at 10 CFA brigades across Victoria.

A further $22.4m will go towards CFA volunteer wellbeing support, training and new protective gear. A $217m investment will go to Forest Fire Management Victoria to purchase 17 new assets including heavy tankers, dozers and graders, deliver upgrades to the vehicle fleet, secure the critical aviation fire fleet and conduct more planned burns and fuel management.

A state government spokesperson said the funding is designed to support volunteer CFA firefighters and forest firefighting services as Victoria faces more frequent and severe fire seasons, particularly in regional and rural areas.

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Source: The Alpine Bbserver


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