 Volunteers and brings out an incredible camaraderie in people. We support one another, we work together as a team and I just really enjoyed that culture and wanted to continue working in the volunteer field when I moved to Diamond Creek. Hi, my name is Fiona Mackin and I'm a member at the Diamond Creek Farber Gate. I've been a member here for just over 10 years. I actually grew up in Ireland and came to Australia about 20 years ago. I joined the CFA because I used to be a member of the SES when I lived somewhere else in Victoria. And when I came to Diamond Creek I wanted to do something to give back to the community, something volunteer and also something in emergency services. So the CFA was a perfect fit. Also I really loved this area, so it's got a great community feel. Although it's on the Outer Metro fringe, it still does feel to an extent like a country town. And there's a really strong community feel which just makes it so lovely to be in. I joined as a firefighter in 2007. In around 2009 obviously you have Black Saturday fires. And it was around that time that I began to, I guess, have my eyes opened to some other aspects of CFA work. So I could see the importance of community safety. I began to see the importance of people needing to be resilient, to have their own plans, to not necessarily be completely reliant on fire services. And it got me really interested in liking education, public education, the education and community engagement. Groups such as the Volunteer Reference Group have given me an incredible insight into the work that others around Victoria are doing and given me real inspiration to go out and do some work in this area. I'm truly inspired by the work that goes on around the state. CFA volunteers are amazing.