- Funding supports 43 volunteer bushfire brigades, hundreds of volunteers
- Grants recognise critical role of volunteers in protecting communities
- Over $800,000 in funding provided under annual Western Power grants program
The Cook Government is supporting hundreds of bushfire volunteers with $70,000 in grants provided by Western Power.
Volunteers from 43 brigades protecting regions from the Mid West to Ravensthorpe and Perth to the Wheatbelt received the funding through Western Power's annual Bushfire Volunteers Grants Program.
The brigades operate within the area covered by the State's main electricity grid, the South West Interconnected System (SWIS).
The grants recognise the critical role volunteer bushfire brigades play in protecting communities and the environment.
Brigades use the money to buy equipment and fund training to improve their firefighting skills.
The Bunbury Volunteer Bushfire Brigade is one of the 43 brigades to benefit from the grant, sending cadets to the Australian Fire Cadet Championships in New South Wales.
Western Power has awarded over $800,000 in funding to volunteer bushfire brigades under the program.
The program is administered by the Western Power, with support from Bushfire Volunteers.
For more information, visit the Western Power website.
As stated by Energy and Decarbonisation Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson:
"Dedicated volunteers work tirelessly to protect our community from the devastating effects of bushfires. This grants program highlights the Cook Government's continued commitment to supporting regional communities throughout the SWIS."
As stated by Emergency Services Minister Paul Papalia:
"Our volunteer bushfire brigades are at the heart of community safety across Western Australia.
"The Cook Government recognises their critical role and is providing support that will strengthen the future of our emergency response capability."
As stated by Bushfire Volunteers president Dan Sanderson:
"Bushfire Volunteers is proud to collaborate with Western Power once again to deliver grant funding to both the association and its incredible member brigades."
2025 Western Power Bushfire Volunteers Grants recipients
Great Southern
- Shire of Denmark, Mount Lindesay Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Denmark, Peaceful Bay Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Katanning, Katanning Central Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Kojonup, Kojonup Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Plantagenet, Narrikup Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Ravensthorpe, East Ravensthorpe Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
Mid West
- Shire of Northampton, Port Gregory Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
Perth/Peel
- City of Kwinana, Mandogalup Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Boddington, Marradong Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Mundaring, Darlington Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Mundaring, Stoneville Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale, Byford Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale, Mundijong Volunteer Bushfire Brigade
South West
- City of Bunbury, City of Bunbury Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- City of Busselton, Sussex Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- City of Busselton, Wilyabrup Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Augusta Margaret River, Molloy Island Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Boyup Brook, Chowerup Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Dardanup, Burekup Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Dardanup, Dardanup Central Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Dardanup, Waterloo Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Harvey, Roelands/Olive Hills Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Manjimup, Smithbrook Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Nannup, Nannup Brook Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
Wheatbelt
- Shire of Brookton, Central Brookton Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Brookton, East Brookton Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Bruce Rock, Babakin Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Chittering, Muchea Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Cuballing, Popanyinning Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Cunderdin, Cunderdin Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Cunderdin, Ygnattering Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Dandaragan, Canover Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Gingin, Gingin South Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Pingelly, East Pingelly Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Quairading, Quairading (Central) Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Quairading, South Caroling Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Tammin, Tammin Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Toodyay, Coondle/Nunile Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of Wagin, Ballaying Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of West Arthur, Arthur River Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of West Arthur, Darkan Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of York, Malebelling Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
- Shire of York, Talbot Brook Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
