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You Cannot Make This Stuff Up. Victorian Labor Government Fails Our Community Again and Again Ad Nauseum!
Herald Sun May 2026 Eight years after the Andrews government promised a new station for Armstrong Creek, south of Geelong, local firefighters are operating from an unused plot of land, ...
Victorian Firefighters Renew Desperate Calls for Resources Needed to Protect the Community Which has Fallen on Deaf Ears at FRV and The Government for Many Years
9 Now Victorian firefighters have renewed their desperate calls for more resources, after the tragic death of toddler Jordan Dashwood yesterday. #9News Watch the Video
Firefighters union blames under-resourcing for delayed response to deadly Werribee blaze
ABC News The Victorian firefighters union says under-resourcing prevented crews from arriving sooner at a house fire in Werribee yesterday, which claimed the life of a child. Three-year-old Jordan Dashwood ...
Firefighter Burned at Norlane House Fire as Backup Delayed
A firefighter was burned at a house fire in Norlane this week. Not because they weren’t trained.Not because they failed to do their job. But because the backup truck that ...
Firefighters Union: Put Vic Labor Last!
Victorian UFU Secretary Peter Marshall says firefighters are now campaigning against Premier Jacinta Allan in her own seat, claiming the state’s Labor leader has “deserted the fire service”. As Victoria ...
Why Is the Allan Labor Government Letting This Happen?
A recent fire in Norlane has again raised questions about emergency response capacity and system resilience under pressure and there are growing concerns about overall system capacity when appliances are ...
Firefighter burned in Norlane blaze ‘let down’ by Geelong’s ailing firetruck fleet
Geelong Advertiser 29th May 2026 Geelong firefighter has sustained burns at a suspicious Norlane house fire after Corio’s depleted fleet left him without backup during a critical flashover. A firefighter ...
UFUA Victorian Branch lodges Rule Alterations with the Fair Work Commission
Further to UFU Bulletin #041, the UFU hereby advises that the UFUA Victorian Branch lodged the proposed Rule Alterations with the Fair Work Commission. The Fair Work Commission is to ...
CONTAMINATION WITH FOREVER CHEMICALS IS NOT ON
From regional Queensland to outer Melbourne, Defence sites across Australia are at the centre of a growing legal and environmental battle over PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ linked to the manufacturing company ...
MEDIA RELEASE – UFUA WELCOMES COMMONWEALTH LEGAL ACTION AGAINST 3M OVER PFAS CONTAMINATION
“The United Firefighters Union of Australia (UFUA) has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to commence legal action against 3M over Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination, following more than 15 years ...
Great news today that the federal government is taking action to hold 3M accountable for supplying firefighting foam containing PFAS.
Great news today that the federal government is taking action to hold 3M accountable for supplying firefighting foam containing PFAS. This was a recommendation from a senate inquiry that was ...
FRV Commissioner Gavin Freeman Thinks FRV is a “Modern Fire Service”
What do you think? Watch the Video Below!