SUPPORT YOUR FIREFIGHTERS AND BE INFORMED!
You’ll see firefighters out in the community, helping Victorians understand what’s really happening with our fire services. With Emergency Services Tax doubled and the election approaching, Victorians deserve to know where their money is going. The Government’s own Auditor-General has highlighted a $1.5 billion funding shortfall, with most FRV fire trucks past their service life. […]
IS THIS PREMIER CARROLL’S ANSWER TO THE FIRE TRUCK CRISIS?
Earlier this week, a fire truck from Eastern Hill Fire Station 01 went off the road due to failures. The replacement? A replica billy cart. There are no spare fire trucks left to replace it. Firefighters have been warning about this crisis for four years. This week, the Victorian Auditor-General’s damning report confirmed just how […]
MINISTER EDBROOKE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT INTEGRITY. WHERE IS THE INTEGRITY PAUL EDBROOKE?
This week, the Victorian Auditor-General delivered a damning report revealing Victorian fire services need $1.5 billion to bring their fire truck fleets up to where they should be. Minister Paul Edbrooke likes to tell people he is a former firefighter. He should know better than anyone in government what’s at stake when fire trucks are […]
PREMIER CARROLL AND MINISTER EDBROOKE LISTEN UP
Victorian firefighters are campaigning for reliable fire trucks, safe working conditions and a fair pay rise after six years without one. With 67% of Fire Rescue Victoria’s fire trucks past their service life, firefighters are calling on Premier Ben Carroll and Emergency Services Minister Paul Edbrooke to take action. Firefighters deserve safe working conditions, reliable […]
THE GOVERNMENT’S OWN REPORT EXPOSES VICTORIA’S FIRE TRUCK CRISIS
The Victorian Auditor-General’s report confirms what firefighters have been warning about — ageing fire trucks are past their service life and the fleet is failing. Premier Ben Carroll and Minister Paul Edbrooke, firefighters need reliable trucks NOW, not promises about 2035 Listen to the WINNEWS report below
WHEN THE FIRE TRUCK FAILS, WHO PAYS THE PRICE?
This week, the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office released a damning report highlighting the scale of Victoria’s ageing fire truck crisis. With so much of Fire Rescue Victoria’s fleet past its service life, breakdowns are putting pressure on fire services and creating risks for both firefighters and the communities they protect. Here is a message from a […]
MINISTER EDBROOKE:
YOU CAN’T CLAIM TO SUPPORT FIREFIGHTERS WHILE ATTACKING THEIR CONDITIONS. Minister Edbrooke says that he “supports firefighters with everything they need”, but firefighters know this isn’t true. Paul Edbrooke is trying to remove the conditions of work that keep firefighters safe and keep the public safe: – Minimum staffing guarantees the community gets the best […]
Commissioner Gavin Freeman, Emergency Services Minister Paul Edbrooke and Ben Carroll along with Jaclyn Symes have been involved in a cover up
Commissioner Gavin Freeman, Emergency Services Minister Paul Edbrooke and Ben Carroll have been involved in a cover up when it comes to the Fire Truck Crisis being experienced in Victoria. #firecrisisvictoria #victoria #melbourne Watch the Report
Breaking: Victorian Auditor General Report into Fire Truck Crisis:
Fire authorities need an estimated $1.5 billion between 2024–25 and 2033–34 to address critical fire truck replacement and upgrade needs. But they only have around one-quarter of the funding they need. CFA and FRV have well-designed systems to plan their fleets. But some parts of their asset strategies are not fully in place, which may […]
WHO IS GOING TO PROTECT THE PROTECTORS?
Over the past two days, firefighters have taken their fight directly to Premier Ben Carroll and Minister Paul Edbrooke’s offices. 67% of Fire Rescue Victoria’s fire trucks are past their service life. Firefighters have spent years protecting Victorians through major fires and COVID, facing dangerous chemicals and carcinogens along the way. Their reward? Six years […]