Donation of goods and services

Unfortunately, CFA cannot accept donations of goods and services.

The best way you can help CFA in its mission of protecting life and property is through financial donations.

Fundraising for CFA

CFA Brigades fundraise to help fund the work of Brigades in the local community. This includes equipping the brigades with trucks and safety equipment as well as funding community programs and initiatives such as information sessions, school programs and work to prepare the community ahead of the fire season.

Fundraising for CFA could take many forms including appeals, collections, raffles or activities such as fundraiser concerts or events. The purpose is to raise funds with the proceeds donated to the CFA and Brigades Trust Fund.

Who can Fundraise?

Individuals, community groups and businesses can raise money for a brigade, group, district, region, or CFA as a whole.

But first, you’ll need to get CFA’s authority to fundraise

If you want to run a fundraiser nominating CFA as a recipient, there are conditions and guidelines to help us make sure that all money people give in CFA's name makes it to the right place. Please read our Fundraising Kit (PDF 1.5Mb) for more information

The Fundraising Kit contains a form which you must fill out and submit to CFApromotions@cfa.vic.gov.au

Your application will be assessed. If you are approved to fundraise on behalf of CFA, you’ll be issued with a Fundraising Authorisation which you can use to identify yourself as a registered fundraiser for the duration of the permit.

Contact us:

For any enquiries about making donations or undertaking fundraising activity, please contact us at cfapromotions@cfa.vic.gov.au or call 1800 232 233.

CFA Collection Tins

CFA doesn't provide tins for fundraisers at a corporate level to be used by third party entities. Tins are used by our Districts and brigades when they are running a fundraiser event and, in that instance, they may distribute them around local places of business where they have the resources to monitor and collect them.

If you want to collect for CFA, you can run your collection stating that the funds will go to CFA. Please read our Fundraising Kit (PDF 1.5Mb) for more information on permitted wording. Once you have collected your funds, you can then donate to CFA via direct bank transfer.

Partnerships and Sponsorships

If you are looking to engage in a partnership or sponsorship arrangement with CFA, find out more about partnering with CFA.

Major fundraising supporters

Ritchies' Community Benefit Card

Ritchies Supa IGA started its Community Benefit Card program in 1993, and brigades have been benefiting ever since with over $2.7 million donated to local brigades to date.

For more information on Ritchies' Community Benefits Card program, see Ritchies' Community Benefits Card.

IGA Community Chest

In 1997, IGA developed the IGA Community Chest program, whereby each purchase of an IGA branded product or specially marked Community Chest product within an IGA store would generate funds to be donated back to the store’s local community.

CFA is one of the nominated beneficiaries of the IGA Community Chest program and to date the program has donated more than $3.4 million dollars to local brigades and the CFA Public Fund.

Visit IGA Community Chest to learn more.