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Hey to all you people out there who can't read a story wake up!

The piece was about not being able to get support or funding for recruitment not about kids riding on trucks. It was about getting money for a serious recruitment drive to attract members.It was about having a Minister tell everyone in the Volunteer that there was support and when we as a brigade sought that support both financial and physical it was not there.
We were told there was no Budget!!!!

MIKE THEY BOTH RECEIVED A COPY!As did the local paper.

Dear Mr Rann and Minister Zollo, I am writing to you both in relation to the comments in the latest edition on the CFS Volunteer magazine.

Within this magazine you mentioned that following the Volunteer Summit that there was a strong focus on recruitment and retention of future volunteers in the service.You reminded volunteers that the Rann Government had set up the Volunteer Management Branch to provide assistance and support within this area.

May I point out that this is a failure as very recently our brigade approached our local CFS Group and then our Regional HQ seeking financial assistance in this area. Our proposal was  to allow us to pursue a recruitment program governed by postcode in our local response area using a flyer designed and tailored for our brigade.

We were duly informed that neither would fund this proposal. I then contacted  the Regional VSO for further clarity who then directly contacted the VMB . The VSO promptly returned my call, again the message was the same, no budget for recruitment. Their only option was for us to run with a very weak proposal consisting of some generic flyers that we could attach our message. This was not acceptable and was not what we desired.Besides that we would have to photocopy over 1000 times these pamphlets to get the desired number, we declined!

In a year that has been touted as one of the worst seasons(6 weeks early & likely to extend beyond normal closing time) a CFS brigade tries to be proactive and attract new blood and bolster its ranks, receives no help. We have instead paid for this out of brigade raised funds and decided to go ahead without support.I am sure the community would be most interested in your answer.

My question to you is how is this supporting the volunteers?

it doesn't matter each to their own

IT IS OUR STAR AND THEIR CORPORATE LOGO WE DID NOT ASK FOR THE LOGO WE WERE TOLD (NO CONSULTATION).

WE WANT IT BACK AND STICK THE LOGO WHERE IT FITS ON STAFF CARS. GIVE IT TO THE GREEN PEOPLE!

THIS IS MY FIRST POST AFTER BEING A LONG TIME READER AND IT TOOK THIS TO MAKE ME DO IT. THIS IS HOW STRONGLY I FEEL.

MY BRIGADE PRINTS THEIR OWN T-SHIRTS WITH STAR TO SUIT OURSELVES!


I CAN UNDERSTAND HAVING A CONSISTANT COLOUR CODE BUT OTHER THAN THAT LEAVE US ALONE.

MAYBE OLD FARTS LIKE RC3 WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE UNIFORM COMMITTEE AND THE LIKE HAVE LOST FOCUS WITH THE REAL WORLD AND WHAT PEOPLE WANT.

TO ALL LET US HAVE A SECOND VOTE TO RECLAIM THE STAR AND PUSH THE LOGO TO THE STAFFIES.

OVER TO YOU FOR YOUR SAY LETS KEEP TRADITION ALIVE. :-D