Island CFA races to raise funds

Phillip Island CFA raised $1045 for mental health and cancer research, after climbing the stairs of the Crown Metropol in Melbourne on Saturday.

Up to 700 Victorian and interstate emergency services members took part in the 10th annual Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb, raising a total of more than $605,000.

This year’s beneficiaries are Lifeline, Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation and 000Foundation.

The challenge saw Phillip Island CFA’s Anita Reid, Jamie Neal and Alex Szutta and other firefighters get into 25kg of protective gear and race up 28 floors of the tower one-by-one.

CFA firefighters climbed alongside members from FRV, FFMVic, Victoria Police, VICSES, Ambulance Victoria from around Australia and New Zealand. 

Since the Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb Challenge began in 2014, the event has raised more than $3.5 million.

People can still donate: firefighterclimb.org.au