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 More than 60% of our fire trucks are outdated this year and failing more often.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a decision by Fire Rescue Victoria to spend $30 million on consultants while 60 per cent of their truck fleet is out of date.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
UFU Delegate Lachlan Butterfield joins Nic Healey on ABC Radio – Statewide Mornings to discuss the release of FRV’s annual report and the out-of-control spending on external consultants & Fire Truck Crisis!
FRV ANNUAL REPORT SHOWS CONSULTANT BILLS & EXEC NUMBERS OUT OF CONTROL – Media Release
TRUCK SHORTAGE HAS FRV SCRAMBLING IN RICHMOND FIRE RESPONSE
Peter Marshall UFU Secretary Address the Save our Services Rally March 2025
Peter Marshall UFU Secretary Addresses the Save our Services Rally March 2025 Unions Fighting back against mass public service job cuts by the Victorian Labor Government
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 […]