AWARD ARBITRATION – FINAL HEARING DATE CHANGE  Last minute changes from the IRC this week have caused our final Award Arbitration hearing dates to be brought forward slightly. Both parties will be appearing before the Industrial Relations Court for closing legal […]

MARCH BUDGET ESTIMATES Budget Estimates season is upon NSW Parliament once again with Ministers and agencies facing detailed questioning about government expenditure, performance, and effectiveness. As always, estimates represent yet another opportunity to ensure government accountability and transparency for decisions […]

TROPICAL CYCLONE ALFRED DEPLOYMENTS  Permanent and Retained members are being deployed from across the state to assist with preparation, response, and clean-up in relation to Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Members have been reaching out regarding their entitlements. An updated information sheet […]

CODE RED LIFTED – CAFS Aerial Pumper Safety Issue Once again, we have brought the Department to the table to address a major health and safety issue, with a work instruction now issued to CAFS Aerial Pumper stations & crews […]

CODE RED – CAFS Aerial Pumper Safety Issue This week, our members identified a health and safety issue with CAFS Aerial Pumpers, where a certain sequence of actions would lead to the appliance’s stabilisers unexpectedly retracting. We became aware of […]

AWARD ARBITRATION WEEK 2 CONCLUDES This afternoon we finished the second week of the hearing for our Award Arbitration with all the witnesses, both ours and FRNSW’s, now having finished giving evidence before the IRC. I want to once again […]

AWARD ARBITRATION – LIVE STREAM As outlined in SitRep 4 last week, members are aware that the Parties are currently in the IRC for our Award proceedings. Week 2 of the arbitration started this morning. We are still calling for […]

AWARD ARBITRATION WEEK 1 CONCLUDES  Week 1 of the hearing before the IRC for our Award Arbitration finished up today and it’s fair to say it’s been a busy week for all involved. Over the course of the last 4 […]

ROUND THE GROUNDS UPDATE  The FBEU’s call for reform to the broader NSW emergency services sector continues to remain topically in the media over the past month with yet another tragic fire fatality within rural fire district for the NSW […]