THE Nagambie Fire Station has been in its current premises since 2021; it was officially opened in March 2022 by officials of the Country Fire Authority (CFA) and local politicians and Strathbogie Shire representatives but that was delayed for over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The opening of the new Nagambie Fire Station has ensured that the dedicated CFA volunteer members now use the station to not only work from but to train future members who can then protect the community more efficiently and respond to emergencies better.

Brigade captain Allen Treble said it is a huge asset to the Nagambie community, and the CFA is one of the hubs in the district.

"The new Nagambie Fire Station has met the needs of a modern fire fighting service in Nagambie and the community,” he said.

The station was open to the general public on Sunday when the brigade opened its doors and displayed their fire vehicles and equipment.

“The open day was to showcase the brigade, to show from what we started with and what we have now," he said.

It was a very successful open day attracting a good crowd of locals and visitors to the event and the CFA team had a fabulous day.

Besides children and parents a number of seniors attended the day and also the spread over of age groups was very interesting to see.

Two such seniors were former Nagambie Urban Fire Brigade captain Russell Hurren for 13 years out of 20, and Vincent Palmer 30 years 1st deputy group officer – a member of the Nagambie Rural Fire Brigade then the Wirrate Fire Brigade.

The two men were thrilled to see the old 1956 Austin WE 3 Series Loadstar mounted pumper fire truck at the open day.

This vehicle had been in service in Nagambie and Whittlesea until 1993, and then laid dormant for 27 years until Brett and Tony Eastwood bought it in May 2020 and restored the old fire truck to its former glory during the pandemic.

It is now called the Eastey fire truck.