However, the tanker will not be ready until March or April.

During the announcement an ultra-light tanker was on display at the Daylesford Fire Station for firefighters and community members to view.

Speaking at a ceremony in Daylesford last Thursday, chief general manager for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Russell Jenkins, and CFA chief executive officer, Mick Bourke confirmed the rumours that Daylesford would receive an ultra-light tanker.

Costing $120,000, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's philanthropic arm, Community Enterprise Foundation, would contribute $88,000 to the tanker.

The CFA intends to raise the remaining $32,000.

CFA operations officer Bernie Fradd said it would be an invaluable resource for firefighters, giving them vehicle access to places a bigger truck would not be able to go.

Bendigo Bank's community development manager Tim Birthisel said funding the tanker was the bank's way of supporting the community.

"Think how long it would take for a community or a brigade trying to raise $120,000 on it's own," he said.

"The community has identified and the CFA has identified a real need for this tanker.

"If we go back to the fires earlier this year, maybe if they had this tanker some of the fires that got going would not have got going."

Mr Bourke said the vehicle would service the Daylesford, Hepburn Springs and Glenlyon areas.

In times of significant fires, like those experienced earlier this year, the brigade would also offer support across the state.

"The communities in this region are living in high-risk fire zones and the dense bushland and rugged terrain which surrounds these townships means they are not easy to access," Mr Bourke said.

"However, the ultra-light tanker offers even more flexibility to tackle these conditions, hopefully allowing our volunteer firefighters to attack and contain blazes and protect the community."