World Mental Health Day 2023
Mental health is a universal human right – World Mental Health Day – 10 October 2023“Our minds, Our rights” Join with us on Tuesday 10 October to unite behind the Theme ‘Mental Health is a universal human right’ and take time to raise awareness and take action that promote and protect everyone’s mental health as […]
Olivia’s Walk For Wellness
Help bring love and light to those with cancerUFU members encouraged to attend – The UFU Victorian branch will once again walk to bring love and light to those with cancer. Many of us have experienced living with cancer through a personal journey or alongside those we love and care for. Join us and patients […]
United Firefighters Union Victoria Branch – Position On Vaccination
On Sunday evening, 16 July, Melbourne television news reports indicated that the ‘firefighters union’ was opposed to mandatory vaccination for firefighters. These reports reference the position of another organisation that purports to represent firefighters, not the United Firefighters Union – Victoria Branch. This organisation is an unregistered union and has no relationship with the United […]
Friends and families of Les Twentyman Foundation enjoy Christmas Day thanks to generous efforts of professional career firefighters and UFU members
Those at the Les Twentyman Foundation now know that the preferred mode of transportation for UFU member Santa Claus is a fire truck, and not a sleigh …
World Homeless Day 2019
UFU members and career firefighters show support for the Salvos On Thursday 10 October, on World Homeless Day, approximately 40 off-duty UFU members (and two spouses!) as well as several on-duty crews attended the UFU Soup Kitchen and BBQ Stand to raise awareness about the growing homelessness crisis in Melbourne and to highlight the important […]
New UFU retirement function model
The UFU will be trialling a new retirement model as of 1 July 2019. The first UFU Retirement Awards night will be held in March 2020 for all members who retired from 1 July 2019 – 31 December 2019. As members may be aware, there have been a significant number of member retirements and retirement […]
A touching Walk to Remember: UFU support for Compassionate Friends Victoria
This is the third year that the UFU has been involved in this very worthy cause and we are honoured to have once again played a part on the day.
UFU Annual Family Picnic another great success!
The weather was most certainly on our side on Sunday as over 1000 people filled part of Moonee Valley Racecourse over the course of the day to celebrate the UFU Annual Picnic.
UFU Annual Family Day Picnic
The UFU invites members and families to our annual family day picnic on Sunday the 19th of February at Moonee Valley Racecourse.