The Truth of the wrongful proposed legislation to increase the fire services levy
Fire Fighter Lachlan Butters speaks candidly about the truth of the snake like approach Jaclyn Symes has taken with the proposed increase in the Fire Service Levy. Her approach/Labors approach will only worsen the already disaster that is the Fire Truck and equipment crisis and place many more lives at risk. Don’t buy into the […]
IT failures continue to plague FRV
Despite paying millions on Consultants following the Cyber Attack in December 2022, FRVs IT system continues to be plagued by outages. Tonight firefighters in the Latrobe Valley are being forced to rely on back up systems to respond to emergencies as the Station Turnout System has failed. This is yet another example of a Fire […]
Emergency Services and Defence Trauma Recovery Unit Opens
We would like to congratulate St John of God Berwick Hospital Langmore Centre for their official opening of their Emergency Services and Defence Trauma Recovery Unit. The centre has worked closely with TPAV and our BlueHub team utilising our training as part of the upskilling of their clinicians to better understand the needs of our […]
UFU Members in Aussie Classic Ice Hockey Tournament Grand Final Victory
UFU members Angus Rollinson and Matt MacGillivray played in the Aussie Classic Ice Hockey tournament with the combined Australian Emergency Services team: the Aussie Heat. They ended up winning their Division with a shoot out Grand Final win.
Victorian Firefighters Stranded
Victorian firefighters are being stranded at their stations because they don’t have a truck to use. The union says lives are at risk, if something isn’t urgently done..
FRV WASTES $33.9 MILLION ON CONSULTANTS & LAWYERS
Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) has blown $33,966,728.68 on legal and consulting fees in just 9 months—money that could have funded 30 critically needed new fire appliances to protect firefighters and the community. Breakdown of consultant & legal costs: Jul–Sep 2023: $386,593.19 Oct–Dec 2023: $916,888.85 Jan–Mar 2024: $763,246.64 Consulting fees (2023–24 financial year): $31.9 million Despite […]
Victoria’s Fire Trucks Are Stuck in Pit Lane
The Formula 1 Grand Prix wouldn’t allow a race car with repeated failures on the track. So why are Victorian’s expected to rely on fire trucks that are breaking down when lives are on the line? More than 60% of our fire trucks are outdated this year and failing more often. The safety car’s out […]
International Women’s Day – March 8 2025
International Women’s Day is an annual event that celebrates all the amazing things women have achieved. It is a way to show how women have and continue to influence the world. As well as celebrating brilliant women, it’s also used as a day to highlight and raise awareness about issues that women have faced in […]
Melbourne firefighters Continued to warn faulty and expired equipment is putting lives at risk!
Melbourne firefighters are warning faulty and expired equipment is putting lives at risk. They have slammed a decision by Fire Rescue Victoria to spend $30 million on consultants while 60 per cent of their truck fleet is out of date. Click play on the below video to hear the full story.
UFU Delegate Kat Dunell on ABC Radio Re FRV’s annual report and the out-of-control spending on external consultants & Fire Truck Crisis!
UFU Delegate Kat Dunell joins Justin Smith on ABC Radio 774 – Melbourne Mornings to discuss the release of FRV’s annual report