The Bonogin Valley Bulls Cricket Club are hosting a 20/20 cricket match this Saturday 19th May at Davenport Park. This will be a great day with food, kids activities and great cricket. The brigade will also be down there on the day to support the team as well as to provide bushfire safety, joining information and a truck display. Hope to see you all there. For more information check out their Facebook page 

If you live in our area or in surrounding suburbs, have previous experience in emergency services and keen to get back or if you were a past member of the brigade please consider joining up with us here at Bonogin Valley Rural Fire Brigade. We are a well established brigade with a 26 year history, modern fleet and equipment, train regularly and pride ourselves on our commitment to professionalism and safety. If you are interested please have a look at the join us link above or come down and visit us on a Tuesday night. Any questions please email our brigade and follow us on Facebook for more news and information.

Its getting close.....Our 3rd Annual Open Day is fast approaching and will be held on the 29th July 2018 at the fire station. We will have plenty of kids activities, lots of food, displays, local business and bushfire information and recruitment information as well. We look forward to seeing you all there. Follow us on Facebook to receive updates closer to the date!!!

Its nearly that time of the year again - this Sunday 24th Santa Claus will be teaming up to visit all the families and children in the valley. He will be departing Bonogin Valley Rural Fire Brigade's station from 1:30pm to visit as many people as he can. He just had to pass on some tips to make sure the day is a success:

Parents and children please be careful around the fire trucks when they arrive and stay off the road.
Parents with small children will be required to be present in order for Santa to hand out lollies (North Pole rules).
If there are a big group of children, if it is possible to group them together so that Santa can visit as many people as he can.
And finally, don't forget to wave, scream and shout out to Santa - he loves to see everyones big happy smiles.

Merry Christmas everybody. 

PROHIBITION ON THE LIGHTING, MAINTENANCE AND USE OF FIRES IN THE OPEN

In accordance with the provisions of Section 86A and Section 86E of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990, and with due regard to fire conditions and the weather forecasts issued by the Bureau of Meteorology, a Local Fire Ban is hereby imposed as described below.

A prohibition on lighting fires in the open applies for the period 0001hrs Sunday 24th September 2017 to 2359 hrs on Sunday 24th September 2017 in the fire ban area(s) specified hereunder:

Within the whole of the Local Government Areas of: Ipswich Somerset Lockyer Logan Scenic Rim Gold Coast All Permits to Light Fire previously issued in the local fire ban area are hereby cancelled.

THE FOLLOWING EXEMPTIONS APPLY:

• Fires within a properly constructed barbeque are permitted provided they are not left unattended.
  
• Fires for the purpose of disposal of animal carcasses are permitted, subject to the issue of a permit by the local Fire Warden.
  
• Fires of commercial necessity are permitted subject to the issue of a permit to light fire by the Chief Fire Warden, Area Director Rural Fire Service Queensland.
  
• Fires lit for the purpose of burning standing sugar cane for harvest in accordance with the established practice of the industry. The burning of standing cane is permitted between 1800 hrs and 0500 hrs the following day once a permit to burn has been obtained from the local fire warden for those blocks of cane that require a permit to burn.
  
• Fires lit for the purpose of burning tops and trash between the hours of 1800hrs and 0900hrs (6.00pm and 9.00am) once a permit to burn has been obtained from the local fire warden for those blocks of cane that require a permit to burn.
  
• Fires lit in accordance with the provisions of Section 86A of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Act 2009, Part 6 Sections 53 Powers of authorised officer in dangerous situations and 55 Powers of authorised fire officer for preventative or Investigative purposes.

Alan Gillespie, AFSM Superintendent
Regional Manager Rural Fire Service Queensland Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
(As delegate for the Commissioner)

Information on Fire Bans and the exemptions that can apply to a ban of the lighting of fires in the open can be found on the Rural Fire Service Queensland website. www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au

Note: Power tools including lawn mowers and mechanical slashers may be used, however the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services encourages people to use these with extreme care and to ensure that adequate equipment is available to extinguish any fire that may start. This could include having a person available to watch out for any ignitions that occur.