Rhonda and Charmaine from the Lake Tyers
all-female, all-indigenous fire brigade.
"It's not that men aren't welcome – in fact we'd love the
fellas to join us and help out!" Charmaine quips.
"Every
now and then a fella comes along but they don't seem to last too long. I don't
think they like taking orders from me," laughs the vivacious 52-year-old
grandmother of three.
"We
fought the Black Saturday bushfires, fires in Wilsons Promontory and Omeo.
We've attended so many call-outs I've lost count," says Charmaine.
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