A Western Australia fire brigade is setting the standard for gender diversity in volunteer firefighting services.
In Merredin, 12 of the 26 volunteer support staff and firefighters are female, a figure not yet seen in any other volunteer fire service in the state.
Lieutenant Sheree Lowe has been striving to get more women involved since she joined the brigade seven years ago, recruiting many female volunteers after an international women’s day celebration she hosted at the fire station.