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Jacinta Allan, Jaclyn Symes & Vicky Ward Have Wrongly Cut Funding to Emergency Services. Due to These 3 People “Lives Are On the Line”
Jacinta Allan has introduced a great big new tax in the name of emergency services personnel, yet CUT their funding at the same time. These cuts have consequences. Lives are ...
Nick McGowan Town Hall Radio Check – Validates the Firefighter and Community Risk
Nick McGowan performs a radio check on the Metro Tunnel Town Hall Station. Completely validating the risk to Firefighters, Police, Ambulance and the Community that clearly shows the government see ...
UFU Members Bring Xmas to the Austin Hospital Paediatric Ward
Heidelberg Firefighters Share the Spirit of Christmas This Christmas, UFU members from Fire Station 15 Heidelberg filled a sleigh full of toys to donate to kids in the paediatric ward ...
UFU Secretary Peter Marshall Calls for a Parliamentary Inquiry Over Premier Allan’s Dangerous Wrongful Tunnel Actions!
Firefighters legitimate safety concerns over radio connectivity inside the Metro and Westgate Tunnels were dismissed by Fire Rescue Victoria. On 24 November Jacinta Allan said firefighters were wrong. After pursuing ...
Nick McGowan is Right – This is Common & Our Community is At Risk
Nick Mcgowan highlights what firefighters have been saying for a long time to the tone deaf Labor Government. over 64% of Victoria’s fire fleet is already beyond its service life, ...
Bringing Joy to Melbourne’s West
Saint Nick was joined by members of the Firefighters Union to hand out presents to children in need. Hundreds of children have been treated to an early visit from Santa ...
BALLARAT | UFU POLITICAL ACTION CAMPAIGN
UFU members in Ballarat have taken part in a Political Action Campaign (PAC) calling on the Allan Labor Government to scrap the flawed Emergency Services Tax. Victorians are being forced ...
Ballarat Firefighters Deliver Big For Christmas!
UFU members from Fire Station 67 – Ballarat City and Fire Station 68 – Lucas have generously donated well over 100 toys, along with cash donations, to the Ballarat Foundation’s ...
Twentyman Tradition Continues
On behalf of the UFU Branch Committee of Management and The Twentyman foundation please accept our congratulations and warm thanks for the wonderful efforts of our members in collecting and ...
UFU Members Shout Out to “Hooked on Bait”
Hooked On Bait & Tackle in Hoppers Crossing has worked with UFU Members to donate Fishing Gear for the Les Twentyman Foundation Gift Drive. A great contribution that will go ...
WEST GATE TUNNELS OPEN TOMORROW — FIREFIGHTERS ARE NOT READY
At 5am tomorrow, the new West Gate Tunnels will open to the public. Yet firefighters have NOT been given the opportunity to conduct emergency scenario training, have received NO proper ...