Bush Fire Season is just weeks away: are you, your family, your livestock and property ready? This Get Ready Weekend our Brigade will be `on-show’ on the corner of Tugalong & Canyonleigh Roads on Saturday 19 September between 9am and 2pm. Please stop for a chat or to ask our trained volunteers for some local
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Canyonleigh First Responders – a volunteer service essential for the community Since 2011 Canyonleigh First Responders (CFR- a section of the New South Wales SES) have attended over 250 call-outs to assist community members with medical assistance, including support for numerous air evacuations. They have attended calls in all weather, at all times of the
The Canyonleigh Rural Fire Brigade has always been a bit `different’ in comparison to other brigades. Words such as `quirky, left-of-field, individual or even peculiar’ can be used for our local brigade, but the Canyonleigh Brigade is responsible for a number of original initiatives: Community Bush Fire Training, Women’s Bush Fire Events and proactive bush
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At approximately 4.30 pm on Tuesday 9 December, 2025, a fire was reported in grassland paddocks at the southern end of Hawkshill Road. The property’s owner and a number of contractors working on the site tried to extinguish a small grass fire, however, prevailing south-easterly winds quickly pushed the fire further into the dry grass
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On Saturday 4 October 2025 a major Hazard Reduction (HR) was staged on a large parcel of land that housed the Canyonleigh Community Hall and the Canyonleigh RFS Shed – Quigg Reserve. The HR had been planned by RFS for some twelve months prior, awaiting the right conditions for burning. It was some ten years
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1997 he has served as Deputy Captain, Senior Deputy Captain (twice) and Captain from 2010 to 2019. At an event held at Canyonleigh’s Audrey’s Café, Mark was farewelled with tributes from our current Captain Brett Bannerman and personal tributes from past Captain John Kay, current Secretary Terry Biscoe and Jessica Bannerman who sent a very
After an extremely busy spring period where the brigade attended ten escaped burns and a major incident, the summer of 23/24 has been very quiet – to say the least, however, we haven’t been in hibernation. Following a HUGE Christmas party, and a quiet new year, many members of the brigade took advantage of simulated
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As a brigade, we have attended fires and incidents in many areas of the Southern Highlands and further afield. With the advent of phone cameras we now have a rich trove of photos and images showing our brigade and its members in action. Here a just a few images to date. The Gallery is always
Like many RFS Brigades from around the state, falling volunteer numbers has become an issue – and Canyonleigh was no exception. In mid-2023 a call went out to the community to bolster numbers, and secure a future, for our Brigade. With a combination of home visits and with the help of the Canyonleigh Community Association,
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The bush fire season of 2019-2020 will be remembered as a time of devastating fires, property loss and, unfortunately, the loss of many lives including RFS volunteers, New South Wales residents and overseas firefighters. Whilst we were not physically impacted, the brigade was actively involved in a range of activities including fire fighting, property protection,
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