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Welcome to Women and Firefighting Australasia (WAFA). WAFA is a non-profit professional organisation to support women either in, or considering a career in, the Australasian firefighting industry.
WAFA membership is open to both men and women, salaried or volunteer, and is open to people in any aspect of the industry from catering and administration through to firefighting and senior management.
WAFA holds a biennial Conference and provides other networking and mentoring opportunities for its members.
WAFA Conference 2012 - 'Achieving Success: Courage and Confidence Under Fire'
The 2012 WAFA Conference will be held from Thursday 26 - Saturday 28 July 2012 at the Hotel Grand Chancellor on Hindley, Adelaide. The theme of this Conference is 'Achieving Success: Courage and Confidence Under Fire'. The Conference aims to provide a variety of skills and knowledge that will assist delegates to better negotiate successful careers in the Australasian fire fighting industry and we will also hear from those who have achieved success in the industry on both personal and operational levels.
For more information on Conference Registration and the Call for Abstracts please go to the WAFA 2012 Conference website at http://www.conferenceco.com.au/Wafa/.
WAFA Facebook Group
WAFA now has a group on Facebook - feel free to ask questions, make comments and browse our photo gallery. The WAFA Facebook group may be found at: https://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=124085548975.
Current WAFA Projects
The WAFA Board is meeting on a monthly basis via teleconference on the following projects:
Developing the WAFA Business Plan - this is important to guide the development of the Association and allow WAFA to apply for funding for future projects. The Draft Business Plan will be posted on this website by the end of November and feedback on the Plan may be sent to
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Corporate sponsorship - Board members are working to secure additional corporate sponsorship to further WAFA's ability provide services for its members.
Website - work continues to upgrade and maintain the information on WAFA's website.
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