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Firing Up After Minister Blow!
The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, believes real action needs to be taken to support our firefighters in regional Victoria. The Mildura electorate, spanning over 37,000 km², faces some ...
‘You cannot put firefighters into a situation where they haven’t got the tools to do the job.’ – Peter Marshall, UFU Vic Branch Secretary.
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EQUIPMENT INCLUDING TRUCK ISSUES PLAGUE MAJOR FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS!
Community and Firefighters lives at risk due to equipment failure and missing gear! When will the Minister finally listen and make the fixing the problem and community safety the numberone ...
VALE DAVID LANGMEAD
It is with immense sadness that the United Firefighters Union informs members of the passing of David Langmead. David was a barrister who both advised and represented the Union for 30 ...
UFU MEMBERS SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY
Firefighters from Mildura have raised over $4000 for local charities over the last couple of years. The firefighters have a charity tin which they donate to out of their own ...
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
BULLETIN Bulletin No: 127 | 17 July 2024 TO: ALL UFU MEMBERS Notice to Members The AEC has provided the Victorian Branch with a Post-election report from the recently concluded ...
NO SPARE APPLIANCES ACROSS VICTORIA
Firefighters on the ground are reporting that Victoria currently has no spare Trucks. Should one of Victoria’s unreliable and out of date Trucks breakdown, there are no spares to replace ...
UFU Victorian Branch Elections Results 2024
The Australian Electoral Commission has issued to the Union and candidates the Declaration of Results. The results of the election are as follows:Branch President David HamiltonBranch Vice President David PitcherBranch ...
FIREOPS 101
FireOps 101 co-ordinator and UFU Delegate A/SO Katherine Dunell on 3AW’s “The House Of Wellness”. This interview came about because of the fantastic work that our FireOps 101 people do as advocates ...
Trucks left on side of road
As Victoria’s Fire Truck crisis continues, the community is seeing our Fire Trucks being left on the side of the road as Breakdowns continue. This 18 year old appliance broke ...
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