Summary
- Located in Carrum Downs, the 44-acre Bangholme campus is a purpose-built emergency services training facility.
- Supports both theoretical and hands-on learning with 20+ specialist training areas and modern classrooms.
- Provides immersive simulation, diverse props, and multi-agency training for volunteers, career staff, and external groups.
- Offers extensive on-site facilities plus off-site training resources for brigades.
About CFA training campus - Bangholme
Situated in Melbourne’s south eastern suburb of Carrum Downs, CFA's training campus - Bangholme spans approximately 44 acres, offering a comprehensive, purpose built environment for Emergency Services Training.
Crafted for both theoretical instruction and hands on practical experience, the campus features over 20 diverse training areas coupled with state of the art classrooms. It's a vital hub educating both volunteers, career staff, other emergency services, Government agencies and external user groups.
The Bangholme campus stands as a leading-edge training campus, boasting expansive and versatile facilities, Immersive simulation technology, and multi-agency collaboration. It plays a key role in equipping Emergency Services with the skills and scenarios potentially faced in the field.
Take a tour
Bangholme campus tour video
Video transcript to follow.
How to book this training campus
Campus features
Please find more information on the Bangholme campus below:
Campus highlights
Training areas and props
- Aviation Prop
- BA Building (one level/multi-level)
- Building Structures Props
- Confined Space Rescue
- Domestic Apartment Prop
- Drafting Pit
- Driving Range
- Extinguisher Prop
- Fire Attack Building
- Flammable Liquids
- Forcible Entry Prop
- Gas Prop – Car
- Gas Prop – Domestic
- Gas Prop – Gantry
- Gas Prop – Overhead Tank
- Gas Prop – Tanker
- Gas Ruptures
- Hazardous Materials
- Low Structure Fire Attack
- Road Accident Rescue
- Roof Access Prop
- Solar Panel Prop
- SWAH (Safe Working at Heights) Prop
- Train Prop
- Trench Rescue
- USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) Training Area
Classroom facilities
All classrooms have docking stations, whiteboards, WIFI, and media screens with HDMI compatibility
Classroom capacities
| Classroom |
Capacity |
| Classroom 1 |
22 |
| Classroom 2 |
20 |
| Classroom 3 |
16 |
| Classroom 4 |
20 |
| Classroom 5 |
22 |
Off-site support to brigades
The following resources are available for brigades / members off-site training by submitting a request through the off-site booking form.
Resources
| Item |
Details |
SER (South East Region)
BA Trailer |
Includes:
- 4 Classic BA sets
- 4 Electronic BA sets
- 16 BA cylinders
- 3 Dummies
- Smoke machine (with 1 litre of fluid)
|
| BA Cylinders |
12 available |
| Portable Radios |
4 available |
| Trailer Size |
7 × 5 |
How to find us
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