Wednesday,
15 October 2025
Veteran firefighter honoured for international service

Ovens-based forest firefighter, Tracy Culhane, was presented with the prestigious Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal last month at a ceremony in Wodonga.

Tracy was deployed as a safety officer, together with several other Forest Fire Management Victoria staff from North East Victoria, to the wildfires in British Columbia that burned more than 1.2 million hectares in 2017.

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