About

History

This event was initially inspired by a similar event in Geelong, Victoria in early 2014. Bendigo woman Jody Hardiman thought to take this initiative nationwide annually, so created an event on Facebook with the aim to honour and thank our brave and courageous fire fighters Australia wide. 

The idea is simple, show your support to our fireys by purchasing offical Thank You Fireys merchandise and displaying them on the 28th of February (the last official day of Summer in Australia), to let our fire fighters know just how much we appreciate their dedication, hard work and tireless efforts in protecting our lives, our homes and our communities throughout the year.  Often our fire fighters, both professional and volunteer, leave their family, home or community to help protect ours.

Over the course of the first week, the Facebook event page had grown in support to more than 6,000 participating community members and there was an overwhelming call for official merchandise to be made available for everyone to purchase in order to raise money for our fire fighters.  With the help of Bendigo promotional company  Ad Infinitem, merchandise became available for purchase so all of Australia could unite to show our thanks on Thank You Fireys Day on 28th Feburary every year.

Fundraising Efforts

Together with the sale of the ‘Thank You Fireys’© merchandise, we hope to not only thank our fire fighting heroes, but to assist in raising funds for Volunteer Fire Brigades, Australia wide. All proceeds from this fundraising event will go directly back to the state from which they are purchased. 

For instance, if someone from South Australia purchases official 'Thank You Fireys'© fundraising merchandise, all proceeds from their purchase will be donated back to Volunteer Fire Brigades in South Australia, if you live in Victoria funds from the proceeds of your purchase will go back to Volunteer Fire Brigades in Victoria, and so forth.

It should be noted that 100% of profits go back to the brigades. All committee members and area representatives are volunteers. Thank You Fireys Incorporated does not make profit from any fundraising.

Thank You Fireys Incorporated is registered under the ACNC Charity Register.

Thank You Fireys Incorporated is registered under the Department of Justice - Consumer Affairs Victoria, Section 18B(1) of Fundraising Act 1998 (the Act) Registration Number 12886.

Local Area Pages

As our organisation continues to grow we now have local area pages on Facebook so people are aware of what Thank You Fireys Day activities are happening in their local area.

National Page - Australia Wide

The Barossa Valley - South Australia

Central Victoria

Nathalia - Victoria

North East Victoria

Sunshine Coast

2020 Audit Report

Our 2020 audit report was independently conducted by Audax Consulting, ensuring that the administration of funds is done in accordance with our fundraising obligations and committments. You can view a copy of the 2020 Audit Report here (3.0mb .pdf). If you require a copy of previous year's audit returns, please email info@thankyoufirey.org.

2020 Donations to Volunteer Fire Brigades

The following brigades received donations from our 2020 fund raising year. Please note we did not receive any applications froms brigades in ACT, NSW or NT so funds have been rolled over to 2021.

Queensland $1070.70 to each brigade

Ballogie Rural Fire Brigade, Murray Upper Rural Fire Brigade, Iona RFB

South Australia $478.91 to each brigade

Athelstone CFS, Mylor Country Fire Service, Cherry Gardens CFS

Tasmania $307.69 to each brigade

Colebrook Volunteer Fire Bridge, Geeveston Fire Brigade Social Club

Victoria $1112.01 to each brigade

Bacchus Marsh Urban Fire Brigade, Broadford Fire Brigade, Golden Square Urban Fire Brigade, Meeniyan Stony Creek CFA, Upper Beaconsfield Fire Brigade, Wairewa Fire Brigade

Westerm Australia $1734.70

Roleystone Volunteer Fire Brigade Social Club Inc

2019 Donations to Volunteer Fire Brigades

Unfortunately 2019 saw Thank You Fireys Inc run at a small loss. Therefore no donations could be made to any brigades.

2018 Donations to Volunteer Fire Brigades

2018 saw us raise $4902.77 to go back to volunteer fire brigades. The committee have decided to split the donations in the following way New South Wales: 3 x $100 donations with $84.28 carried over to next year. Northern Territory: $14.93 to be carried over to next year. Queensland: 3 x $100 with $18.84 carried over to next year. South Australia: 6 x$100 Tasmania: $43.94 carried over to next year. Victoria: 4 x $500 with $69.17 carried over to next year. Western Australia: $1390.55 donated to The Fiona Wood Foundation.

Community Events

Along with the Thank You Fireys campaign to see our everyday Australians purchasing official merchandise, there has been an outpouring of support from others in the community who have decided to host their own fundraising events in conjunction with TYF (listed in our events section), to assist with sending the community message of ‘Thanks’ and also with raising funds for their own local Fire Brigades. If you have a fundraising event planned for Thank You Fireys Day, please feel free contact us with the details and we'll include it on this website.

Thank You

We’d like to take this opportunity to say thank you to YOU, the Australian community for helping us to bring this day of thanks to life.  Thank You Fireys Inc has been so well received, and hopefully, will continue for many years to come, as we continue to formally acknowledge the tremendous work our Firefighters do, for each and every one of us and our local communities.

If you have any queries regarding this special day, please email the organisers of the event at info@thankyoufireys.org. Again, thank you in joining us to say “THANK YOU” to our unsung heroes: Australia's Fire Fighters.

Thank You Fireys Inc Team