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Calls Grow for Tarneit MP Dylan Wight to Meet Local Firefighters
Four bays. One ageing truck. Tarneit firefighters say frontline resources are being stretched beyond breaking point. As one of Victoria’s busiest fire stations they are operating with a single ageing ...
Members Educating the Public at the South Melbourne Market on the Perilous State of the Fire Service & Failings of the State Government!
South Melbourne locals were asking the same question: where is the fire service levy going? Victorians are paying more, yet this government and local MP Nina Taylor still refuse to ...
WEST MELBOURNE FIRE STATION UNDER PRESSURE AFTER APPLIANCE LOSS
West Melbourne Fire Station has lost another appliance at a time when demand on local firefighters remains high. This means firefighters responding to incidents in the area are now operating ...
Fire & Ambulance Stations in Armstrong Creek Delayed Again!
Despite introducing a new $5.4bn 'Emergency Services' Tax, our Fire Services continue to be under funded and ill equipped. State government confirms revised timeline for Armstrong Creek stations. Take a ...
Labor Budget Announcement. FRV Fail!
This is the exact reason firefighters gave Commissioner Freeman a 90.85% vote of no confidence. While firefighter morale is at an all-time low… While trucks are failing daily… While firefighters ...
Where is the Money Raised for the Fire Service Going?
Nina Taylor, Victorians deserve to know what their fire service levy is actually paying for, because it’s not going towards specialist equipment to protect the state. If you know anyone ...
Two Years On — Firefighters Still Waiting
Two years ago today, Fire Rescue Victoria told the Fair Work Commission that every condition in the proposed firefighters’ EBA was agreed — except wages and allowances. FRV Commissioner Gavin ...
FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN OUT ACROSS THE BELLARINE PENINSULA SPEAKING DIRECTLY WITH THE COMMUNITY
Firefighters want to thank the public for standing with them. That support has helped bring this issue to the forefront — to a point where the government will have to ...
May 4th – International Firefighters Day
Firefighters want to thank the public for standing with them. That support has helped bring this issue to the forefront — to a point where the government will have to ...
Victorians and Firefighters Stand Together
Firefighters want to thank the public for standing with them. That support has helped bring this issue to the forefront — to a point where the government will have to ...
Standing Up for Firefighters at State Parliament
Great to catch up with Leading Firefighter Kristjan at State Parliament, standing together in support of career firefighters appearing before the Victorian Bushfire Inquiry......
Two Services – Send The Government Who Does Not Support Our Community A Strong Message!
Career Firefighter who provided critical surveillance during the catastrophic summer bushfires has given a scathing account of the failings of the system at the first public hearing of the Summer ...