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THREATS HAVE NO PLACE IN VICTORIA. FIREFIGHTERS ARE HERE TO PROTECT LIFE
26 October 2026 The United Firefighters Union (UFU) condemns the threat made against the Minister for Emergency Services, Paul Edbrooke, and calls on Victoria Police to investigate it fully. UFU ...
FIREFIGHTERS TELL VICTORIANS: PUT LABOR LAST
TV ads go to air as Labor’s own firefighter-turned-Minister runs the Liberals’ case firefighters beat in 2015 21 October 2026 Victoria’s career firefighters have launched a statewide television campaign urging ...
FIREFIGHTERS TO RALLY TOMORROW – CALL FOR FRV TO BE PLACED INTO ADMINISTRATION AS LEADERSHIP CRISIS DEEPENS
Victoria’s career firefighters will rally outside Eastern Hill Fire Station tomorrow, Thursday 22 October, demanding urgent intervention into Fire Rescue Victoria, including placing the organisation into independent administration following ongoing ...
FIREFIGHTERS ARE VINDICATED VICTORIAN AUDITOR-GENERAL (VAGO) EXPOSES FIRE TRUCK CRISIS
14 October 2026 PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY – 12:00 PM Where: 410 Brunswick Street, FitzroyWho: Peter Marshall – UFU Victorian Branch Secretary The United Firefighters Union (UFU) says Victoria’s professional firefighters ...
FIREFIGHTERS TO PROTEST IN PREMIER CARROLL’S ELECTORATE TODAY OVER SAFETY CONCERNS
13 October 2026 Hundreds of firefighters are set to gather outside Premier Ben Carroll’s electorate office in Niddrie today, demanding Premier Carroll intervene to stop proposed cuts to their safety ...
CARROLL GOVERNMENT COLLAPSES FIREFIGHTER NEGOTIATIONS WHILE SEEKING TO STRIP CRITICAL SAFETY PROTECTIONS
11 October 2026 Victorian firefighters will rally outside the electorate offices of Emergency Services Minister Paul Edbrooke and Premier Ben Carroll this week after the State Government and Fire Rescue ...
FRV’S UNSTAFFED NEW BREATHING APPARATUS AND REHABILITATION UNITS EXPOSE FRV EXECUTIVE’S FUNDING PRIORITIES ARE ALL WRONG
18 AUGUST 2026 – Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) is attempting to showcase their Breathing Apparatus Support and Rehabilitation Units at this week’s Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) ...
26-08-05 UFU DEMANDS INVESTIGATION INTO IBAC FOLLOWING TWO UNFOUNDED CORRUPTION PROBES
5 AUGUST 2026 – The United Firefighters Union (UFU) is calling for an immediate investigation into the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) after two extensive inquiries spanning eight years and ...
ADDITIONAL STATEMENT — UNRESOLVED MATTERS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF COMMISSIONER FREEMAN
Attributable to Peter Marshall, Branch Secretary, United Firefighters Union of Australia (Victorian Branch) This is a further statement to the one issued this morning in response to Commissioner Freeman’s letter. ...
STATEMENT FROM THE UNITED FIREFIGHTERS UNION
20 July 2026 The United Firefighters Union rejects Commissioner Freeman’s letter of 20 July 2026 in its entirety. 90.85% of the FRV workforce has voted no confidence in Commissioner Freeman ...