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a decision by Fire Rescue Victoria to spend $30 million on consultants while 60 per cent of their truck fleet is out of date.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 […]
Stations 67 Ballarat City and 68 Lucas Raising Money to Support Men’s Mental Health

UFU members from Fire Stations 67 Ballarat City and 68 Lucas have truly stepped up to support an amazing cause! Not only did they raise over $1,000 for Ballarat Men’s Mental Health, but they also joined Delaney Troon on Day 19 of her incredible journey to run 21 half marathons in 21 days. Talk about […]
Stations 67 Ballarat City and 68 Lucas Raising Money to Support Men’s Mental Health

UFU members from Fire Stations 67 Ballarat City and 68 Lucas have truly stepped up to support an amazing cause! Not only did they raise over $1,000 for Ballarat Men’s Mental Health, but they also joined Delaney Troon on Day 19 of her incredible journey to run 21 half marathons in 21 days. Talk about […]
Save Our Public Services Rally – Treasury Place March 3, 1pm

Fighting back against mass public service job cuts You may have seen reports in the media today that the Premier and the Treasurer have announced an “independent” review of the Victorian Public Service, and in the next breath pre-empted the outcome of the review by revealing their expectation that thousands of public service jobs would […]