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 More than 60% of our fire trucks are outdated this year and failing more often.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a decision by Fire Rescue Victoria to spend $30 million on consultants while 60 per cent of their truck fleet is out of date.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
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
