HARNESSING their passion for the CFA, many staff members also work for the fire authority as valued volunteers.
Long-time volunteer Tanya Lumley is buoyed by her new role working for the Volunteer Sustainability Team (VST), which provides her with ample opportunities to harness her existing knowledge and skills to advance her career.
Having long admired the invaluable and heroic work of volunteers, especially after seeing her father serve during the Ash Wednesday fires, Tanya said her new role with the VST perfectly complements her volunteering experience, first with the Boneo Brigade and now with the Strathbogie Brigade.
“Working on projects that help to empower brigades and members, having experienced what it’s like in a brigade, is incredibly rewarding. It’s a bit of a symbiotic experience,” Tanya said.
Tanya is a huge fan of community, and she loves that the CFA truly embodies this value, giving her a place to uphold it in both her personal and professional life.
“Being a member of a CFA brigade embodies community for me – a bunch of people working together to do good.
“At both my brigade and office, I get to be surrounded by dedicated individuals who are passionate about making a difference. That’s such a wonderful place to be.
“I am fortunate to have been supported and mentored by some incredible members of brigades, and that learning experience is something I truly value,” Tanya said.
Despite being new to working with the CFA, Tanya said she already feels good about turning her passion for the organisation into her day job.
“I am still learning all of the many, many processes within the organisation, but what I have discovered is that it is filled with some fantastic people all over the state, and I’m so glad to be working with them.”
If you too would like to invaluable serve you community volunteering for the CFA, head to the following link to find out more: https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/volunteers-careers/volunteer-with-cfa
