Meeniyan-Stony Creek CFA Fire Brigade

08/01/2026

Stay off farm machinery, save the welding for cooler weather, leave firewood uncut - rest and hydrate, instead.

21/11/2025

Have you been caught short by the Fire Danger Period and left with burn piles you can’t burn until next year?
You can still load up your trailer with green waste, under the South Gippsland Shire Council Green Waste Amnesty!
Reduce your risks and clean up before the season gets underway.

https://www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au/greenwasteamnest

Green Waste Amnesty

20/11/2025

Meeniyan-Stony Creek CFA hosted a Local Women’s Home Fire Safety Session, delivered by Hayley King, Captain of Yallourn North CFA, on November 19th.
Learning about the rate of fire spread in a modern home, using fire blankets, extinguisher knowledge and smoke detectors, attendees took home new awareness of how to reduce risks around their homes, strategies for containment fire as well as complementary fire blankets.
We know that women make a significant contribution to the buying decisions about household items; understanding how to make safer consumer decisions is where home safety begins.
Empowering households to minimise their risks is core business for CFA and we thank Hayley for her time and experience in supporting our Community Safety messages.
We will follow up with a practical session on Tuesday, November 25th at 7pm, where fire extinguishment will be demonstrated. Women in the community are invited to attend and bring a friend!

15/11/2025

Tis the season!

The CFA (Country Fire Authority) is urging farmers to take extra care to prevent haystack fires.

In the last week, thousands of hay bales have been lost in significant haystack and hay shed fires across regional Victoria.

Most haystack fires are caused by spontaneous combustion when hay is baled with excess moisture. This can create internal heat and lead to ignition.

If you’re a farmer producing hay bales this year, you can reduce the risk of haystack fires by:

💥 Using a temperature probe to monitor excess heat on the inside of hay bales.

🌾 Looking out for warning signs of heating hay, like condensation inside your hay shed or mould growth.

🔥 Storing hay bales away from farm equipment and other buildings to prevent the spread of fire. If storing in a hay shed, leave enough room for air circulation.

For more information, visit https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/how-to-prepare-your-property/farms/hay-fire-safety

📸 (CFA (Country Fire Authority)

17/10/2025

It’s here!
Are you prepared?

The Fire Danger Period will begin 1.00am Monday 27 October 2025 for the following municipalities:
Mildura Rural City Council
Baw Baw Shire Council
South Gippsland Shire Council
Wellington Shire Council
East Gippsland Shire Council
Latrobe City Council

These restrictions mark the official start of Victoria's fire season. Make sure you know what you can and can't do during the Fire Danger Period.

Find out more: https://news.cfa.vic.gov.au/news/victoria-s-fire-season-officially-begins-86696

09/10/2025

Check your Peugeot/Kia models for this product recall.

🚨 Product safety recalls - fire risk 🚨

🚗 PEUGEOT 308 (P5), 408 (P54), 2008 (P24), 3008 (P64), 5008 (P74) 2024 - 2025
Due to a manufacturing defect, the threaded connection between the high-pressure fuel pump and the fuel rail may become loose. If this occurs, fuel may leak in the presence of an external ignition source and could result in a vehicle fire.
Full recall: https://www.vehiclerecalls.gov.au/recalls/rec-006397

🚗 KIA BD Cerato and SP2 Seltos 2020 - 2022
The piston rings fitted to the engines of certain vehicles may not meet manufacturing specifications, and could cause engine failure and vehicle stalling. A damaged engine may result in the vehicle stalling and/or engine oil leaking, increasing the risk of an accident or vehicle fire causing injury or death to vehicle occupants and other road users.
Full recall: https://www.vehiclerecalls.gov.au/recalls/rec-006395

01/10/2025

CFA Open Day is on this Saturday, October 4!
You may have questions about how to prepare your properties for the upcoming fire season.
Preparing your property for fire season is essential to minimising the risk of damage
if a fire occurs.
Prepare now! Visit cfa.vic.gov.au/prepare for more 🍂🌳
Speak to our volunteers who will be at the free BBQ at Brown Wigg in the main street, as well as at the Meeniyan-Stony Creek CFA Fire Station on Wellsford Rd, Meeniyan. Have a sausage, get informed!
Also remember to enquire about our CFA Junior Firefighter program.
0900HRS-1200HRS (9-12noon, for the civilians!)
🔥 🚒

15/08/2025

All our service award recipients at the Group Dinner recently. Congratulations!

Meeniyan-Stony Creek medal recipients included, Captain Mal Price (30 years), Will McDonald (10 years) and Bruce Waddingham (5 years).

15/08/2025

Congratulations to Captain Malcolm Price and ex-Captain Paddy Eldred on 30 and 45 year service awards, respectively!

Immediate past Captain of Meeniyan-Stony Creek, Paddy Eldred was presented with his 45 year medal by CFO Sam Costanzo, Captain Mal Price and Commander Andrew McCartney.

15/08/2025

True story! Diversity makes our communities stronger and safer.
If you ever thought about joining your local brigade and thought you might not fit in, you will have what we need! Community safety needs people a big range of perspectives and experiences.
Firefighting is way more than getting on the end of a hose and there’s a role for you.

14/06/2025

Meeniyan is renowned for being a beautiful town and the fire station garden is something we take pride in.
We would like to thank Rhiannon, manager of Leongatha’s Capeview Mitre 10 for the donation of two Cerinthoides Red plants for our renovated garden beds. They frame our flagpole area beautifully!
And thanking the members who have put their time and effort into the garden beds 🙏🏽

25/04/2025

Our Juniors proudly and respectfully represented the Meeniyan-Stony Creek CFA on this ANZAC Day for the commemorative service. It was an honour to march with the organisations and groups that make up our town and wider community. We were reminded that the spirit of the ANZACs is to work together, stand up for one another and to serve for something bigger than ourselves.
Lest We Forget.