On Friday, 6th April 2012, many South Morang Firefighters spent the day at the Plenty Road/McDonalds Road intersection raising money for the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
Fire authorities have urged Whittlesea residents to attend bushfire planning workshops following a concerning lack of attendance at fire prevention meetings last year.
CFA crews have already attended a suspicious grassfire in Mernda, less than a week after the fire danger period was announced in Whittlesea on Boxing Day.