UFU Members Supporting the Melanoma March
UFU members A/SO Katherine Dunell , LFF Alex Pandik , LFF Tom Brown and LFF Cara Barker (along with partners and kids) participated in the Melanoma March held in Geelong this weekend. Kat has been the host of the fundraising event in Geelong for the last three years in memory of her husband Brett Smith […]
Stations 67 Ballarat City and 68 Lucas Raising Money to Support Men’s Mental Health
UFU members from Fire Stations 67 Ballarat City and 68 Lucas have truly stepped up to support an amazing cause! Not only did they raise over $1,000 for Ballarat Men’s Mental Health, but they also joined Delaney Troon on Day 19 of her incredible journey to run 21 half marathons in 21 days. Talk about […]
Stations 67 Ballarat City and 68 Lucas Raising Money to Support Men’s Mental Health
UFU members from Fire Stations 67 Ballarat City and 68 Lucas have truly stepped up to support an amazing cause! Not only did they raise over $1,000 for Ballarat Men’s Mental Health, but they also joined Delaney Troon on Day 19 of her incredible journey to run 21 half marathons in 21 days. Talk about […]
Save Our Public Services Rally – Treasury Place March 3, 1pm
Fighting back against mass public service job cuts You may have seen reports in the media today that the Premier and the Treasurer have announced an “independent” review of the Victorian Public Service, and in the next breath pre-empted the outcome of the review by revealing their expectation that thousands of public service jobs would […]
The United Firefighters Union Victorian Branch thanks Daniel Sahlberg, CEO of Caravan Industry Victoria, for his continued support of our firefighters!
In late 2024, Daniel experienced Fire Ops 101, a joint UFU/FRV program that gives key stakeholders a firsthand look at what firefighters do daily. This year, he invited Firefighters to the Annual Caravan and Camping Supershow launch, after their quick response to a fire last year helped the show go ahead successfully with no issues. […]
Today We Remember this Tragic Day – Black Saturday 2009.
We stand in solidarity with all firefighters and emergency service workers from all services and the community, the families and loved ones of the 173 lives lost. Today we reflect on the profound moment of devastation where extreme weather conditions led to catastrophic fires across Victoria on February 7 2009. The even serves as a […]
Hon Gabrielle de Vietri MP’s Constituency Question, 5 February 2025
Member for Richmond asks Constituency Question in the Victorian Legislative Assembly about the state of FRV’s dilapidated fleet.
MP Hon Nick McGowan speech on the Fire Truck Crisis
MP Nick McGowan calls for the Government to act now highlighting the issues and risk to Firefighters and the Community that despite calls for a long time the Government has done nothing about.
STATE’S FIREFIGHTING CRISIS ESCALATES AS EQUIPMENT FAILS DURING MAJOR FACTORY FIRE
THURSDAY 30 JANUARY 2025 – ATTEMPTS TO BATTLE A MAJOR BLAZE AT A FACTORY IN MELBOURNE’S SOUTH-EAST HAVE BEEN MARRED BY THE ON-SITE FAILURE OF TWO ESSENTIAL APPLIANCES.
FIREFIGHTERS VOTE UNANIMOUSLY TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THE COMMUNITY FROM DANGEROUS TRUCKS – CHANEL 7 REPORT
Fix Our Faulty Trucks before it’s too late!