MEDIA RELEASE – UFUA WELCOMES COMMONWEALTH LEGAL ACTION AGAINST 3M OVER PFAS CONTAMINATION
“The United Firefighters Union of Australia (UFUA) has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to commence legal action against 3M over Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination, following more than 15 years of advocacy by firefighters and the Union.” – The UFUA noted firefighters nationally have long called for action to hold multinational companies accountable for widespread […]
FIRE SERVICE FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT A DROP IN OCEAN COMPARED TO $5.4 BILLION TAX
FIRE SERVICE FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT A DROP IN OCEAN COMPARED TO $5.4 BILLION TAX Thursday 23 April 2026 – A coalition of career and volunteer firefighters are calling out the Victorian Government’s announcement of new CFA funding that falls well short of what is required to address longstanding risks across the fire services- and includes no funding […]
MEDIA RELEASE: FIREFIGHTERS WELCOME PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY INTO 2026 SUMMER FIRES ACROSS VICTORIA
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REPORTS EXPOSE ONGOING FUNDING GAPS AND POLITICAL SPIN AS FIRE TRUCK CRISIS DEEPENS Protect firefighters Protect Victorians To Sign the Petition Click Here
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PREMIER FLEES FIREFIGHTERS • Premier Jacinta Allan proved unable to face firefighters • Firefighters protested the Premier as she spruiked the completion of the final Melbourne Metro Tunnel station • Firefighters deem metro tunnel a “death trap” To read the full release CLICK HERE
Media Release – Victorian Firefighters have delivered an Overwhelming Vote of No Confidence in Fire Rescue Victoria’s leadership!
NO CONFIDENCE IN FRV EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM 18 June 2025 – More than nine in ten Victorian career firefighters and FRV support staff have lost confidence in Fire Rescue Victoria Commissioner Gavin Freeman and key members of his leadership team. The results come from a secret ballot in which firefighters and United Firefighters Union members […]
FRV ANNUAL REPORT SHOWS CONSULTANT BILLS & EXEC NUMBERS OUT OF CONTROL – Media Release
Media Release – Melbourne Firefighters Left Stranded as Trucks Breakdown
UNION PUTS VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT ON NOTICE AS LATE FIRE SEASON AND AGING, BROKEN-DOWN FLEET PUTS LIVES AT RISK!
MEDIA RELEASETuesday, February 13, 2024 Victorian firefighters have issued an urgent appeal for an upgrade to their aging fleet of trucks and equipment, warning that lives are at risk as the state faces the worst fire conditions seen since the devasting 2019-2020 bushfires. United Firefighters Union Victorian Branch Secretary Peter Marshall last night wrote to […]
Andrew’s Government sells out Victorian firefighters over cancer protection!
MEDIA RELEASEJune 9, 2023 The Andrews Government has sold out Victoria’s professional firefighters by announcing that it would only add three cancers instead of eight cancers to presumptive legislation to protect professional firefighters, putting Victoria entirely out of step with the Federal Government. United Firefighters Union Victorian Branch Secretary Peter Marshall said that the announcement […]