Cadia Legacy Fund supports state-of-the-art training facility for Canobolas Zone Rural Fire Service

Canobolas Zone RFS Manager, Brett Bowden, said the new training facility will provide volunteers with the highest standard of training.

“The Canobolas Zone comprises 80 Brigades and over 2,800 volunteers. It is essential that we provide the best training possible to prepare our volunteers for the situations they will face in the field.”

“We are hopeful that within 12 months, we’ll have a purpose-built operational facility that will make a di erence for country communities right across NSW.”

Cadia General Manager, Aaron Brannigan, said providing a safe and innovative training environment for RFS volunteers will benefit the whole region.

Zone Rural Fire Service by awarding $420,000 from the Cadia Legacy Fund to get the training facility up and running.”

“The Rural Fire Service do a fantastic job servicing our local community. They put themselves in harm’s way to protect the lives and property of others. We are grateful for their selfless community service.”

“Providing volunteers access to a stateof-the-art training facility will ensure our communities have the best protection in emergency situations.”

Cadia Valley Operations (Cadia) has committed $420,000 to the Canobolas Zone Rural Fire Service (RFS) to help transform a former water filtration facility into a state-ofthe-art Hot Fire Training Facility at Spring Creek. The facility will provide specialist training to RFS volunteers, external agencies, and private enterprises using the most advanced technology available for firefighting techniques. The training facility will replicate real-world scenarios using gas-fired props which simulate various fire types, such as structural, vehicle and flammable liquids. The training facility will use actual and real-world scenarios, tools, and employment of technologies that can test and adequately exercise firefighters against live, challenging and volatile situations that firefighters can realistically be exposed to in everyday operational activity.

The donation from the Cadia Legacy Fund will help bring to life four rooms with lifelike scenarios, including a kitchen, o ce, bedroom and loungeroom, to prepare volunteers and help them meet the needs of their communities. The funds will be donated over a three-year period.

“Cadia is excited to support the Canobolas

The project has also been supported through funding from the NSW RFS and Brigades Fund Grant, and the Volunteer Donation Fund, along with Orange City Council, which has provided the land and existing building.

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