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FRV IT FAILURE STRIKES AGAIN!

It’s Friday night… and once again, Station Turnout (STO) and vehicle tracking (FireCom) systems have gone down across the state. After more than $30 million spent “fixing” the IT network since the 2022 cyberattack, you’d think we could get through one weekend without a system failure. Firefighters would love a Friday night off too — […]

“Every Second” Counts in an Emergency!

Every second counts in an emergency — but right now, Victorians are being put at risk as outdated fire trucks are forced to sit idle, waiting minutes just to build up air pressure so the brakes will work, just like this one this morning. That might be acceptable for an everyday truck — but not […]

Senate Select Committee on PFAS

Listen Now – 4th June 2025. Senate Select Committee on PFAS (per and polyfluoroalkyl substances) hears from Witnesses: United Firefighters Union of Australia | Mr Greg McConville, National Secretary, Mr Elijiah Smith, National Industrial Research Officer & United Firefighters Union of Australia Aviation Branch | Mr Wesley Garrett, Branch Secretary UFU Aviation Branch Secretary Mr […]

Chaos as Fire & SES Cuts Bite!

In the already well underfunded Emergency Services Sector Treasurer Jaclyn Symes rips $165 million from existing costs. While Jaclyn sleeps at night the risk to the community is treacherous. The current service cannot cope Jaclyn it is your responsibility to fund to look after the community. What don’t you understand about that. We implore you […]

Victoria’s fire and emergency services have been thrown into turmoil after Treasurer Jaclyn Symes published a gazette that revealed a $165 million cut to CFA, FRV and VicSES budgets.

At 4.52pm last Friday Ms Symes issued a government gazette outlining how the new $1.55 billion emergency services levy will be distributed across agencies in 2025-26 —including those within government departments. According to the gazette, $312m or 90 per cent of the CFA’s “Forecast Funding Requirements” for 2025-26 will be covered by the tax. When […]

WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE CAN SCRAP THE TAX!

We want an immediate moratorium on this tax A public inquiry into how this hits every Victorian The Government to immediately stop spending the existing Fire Service Levy revenue raised on non-emergency service expenditure. Get involved, sign up here: https://notinourname.com.au/#get-involved

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