NOTICE TO MEMBERS
BULLETIN Bulletin No: 127 | 17 July 2024 TO: ALL UFU MEMBERS Notice to Members The AEC has provided the Victorian Branch with a Post-election report from the recently concluded Branch Elections. The report identified a difficulty in applying the UFUA Rules in relation to the dates at which steps in the ballot should be […]
NO SPARE APPLIANCES ACROSS VICTORIA
Firefighters on the ground are reporting that Victoria currently has no spare Trucks. Should one of Victoria’s unreliable and out of date Trucks breakdown, there are no spares to replace it. Victorians are experiencing a Fire Truck Crisis. The failure of the State Government to act on this crisis is leaving the community and Firefighters […]
UFU Victorian Branch Elections Results 2024
The Australian Electoral Commission has issued to the Union and candidates the Declaration of Results. The results of the election are as follows:Branch President David HamiltonBranch Vice President David PitcherBranch Junior Vice President Dave BlackBranch Secretary Peter MarshallBranch Trustees Tim Eccles, Chris Tempest, Ed Starinskas & Tony MartinFirefighter Representatives Peter Shroder, Justin Pattinson, Dave Blundell […]
Politicians Standards – Their Earn – Seems It’s More Important Than Our Safety?
FIREOPS 101
FireOps 101 co-ordinator and UFU Delegate A/SO Katherine Dunell on 3AW’s “The House Of Wellness”. This interview came about because of the fantastic work that our FireOps 101 people do as advocates for Firefighters In the below picture from left to right:Luke Hines (host)A/SO Kat DunellSarah Davidson (author and podcaster)Gerald Quigley (pharmacist) & Fire Ops 101 Alumni CLICK HERE to […]
Trucks left on side of road
As Victoria’s Fire Truck crisis continues, the community is seeing our Fire Trucks being left on the side of the road as Breakdowns continue. This 18 year old appliance broke down at a busy intersection in Canterbury this afternoon. This is yet another alarming example of the potential dangers our community and firefighters are facing […]
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ADA Friendly Ear Support Service
The UFU has also partnered with ADA to provide all UFU members access to theADA App and Friendly Ear Support Service. For further information CLICK HERE Further Support Services can be found on our Support Services page.
Income Protection for Operational Personnel
In accordance with the income protection arrangements agreed between UnitedFirefighters Union – Victoria and Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV), Howden has beenappointed to manage and administer the Group Personal Accident and SicknessInsurance Program on behalf of members. The program is supported and underwritten by Arch Underwriting at Lloyd’s(Australia) Pty Ltd. The personal accident insurance program provides […]
Members Advantage
Members Advantage works closely with Unions to offer special discounts acrossvarious industries. To access the Members Advantage service please CLICK HERE