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RETAINED BACKPAY UPDATE The FBEU has been advised that back payments for Retained members are now being processed, following implementation of the 2024 Award changes. This marks a significant step forward in addressing long-standing concerns about how Retained work is […]

FUEL PRICE IMPACT ADVOCACY Over the past month, conflict in the Middle East has caused the price of fuel to skyrocket, with no sign of slowing down, even with the Federal Government’s cuts to the fuel excise set to come […]

OVERTIME MEAL ALLOWANCES DISPUTE – PERMANENT AWARD With the 2024 Awards now complete, on Wednesday 18 March, we formally wrote to the Department seeking payment of all outstanding claims under both the 2023 and 2024 Awards (along with claims going […]

2026 DELEGATES CONFERENCE WRAP-UP More than 100 delegates from across the state gathered in Sydney this week to reflect on the success of recent campaigns and to plan and prioritise the work ahead. The State Committee of Management acknowledged the […]

2024 AWARDS – IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE We have been in regular discussions with the Department for months now trying to ensure that the Awards are implemented as soon as possible. As we expected, today the Commissioner announced that the Retained 1.5 […]

2027 AWARD LOG OF CLAIMS – MEMBER SURVEY NOW LIVE With our 2024 Awards now complete and Gazetted, as outlined in SitRep 6/2026, it’s time to commence the process for negotiating our upcoming 2027 Award, which will kick into gear […]

2024 PERMANENT AND RETAINED AWARDS – GAZETTED We can confirm that our 2024 Permanent and Retained Awards have been gazetted and are now published on the IRC website, finally putting them into effect. You can view the current Awards on […]

2024 PERMANENT AND RETAINED AWARDS – UPDATE Yesterday, the 6% pay increase won through our 2024 Award arbitration kicked in. This means that in the next pay cycle, all members should see a 6% increase in pay which I’m sure […]

2024 PERMANENT AND RETAINED AWARDS – UPDATE Last week the IRC formally made the new 2024 Retained and Permanent Awards, rescinding the 2023 Awards. These Awards are yet to be published in their final form on the IRC website, which […]

RFS NUMBERS UNDER INCREASED SCRUTINY A Daily Telegraph report this week confirms what the FBEU has warned for years: NSW RFS volunteer firefighter numbers have been significantly overstated. New data in the Productivity Commission’s Review of Government Services (RoGS) reveals a loss of […]

NEW FBEU JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT Following the resignation of Junior Vice President Gabrielle Lee, the State Committee of Management has acted to fill the resulting casual vacancy in accordance with Rule 24(1) and (2) of the Union’s Rules. Station Officer […]

FBEU DELEGATES CONFERENCE 2026 – SAVE THE DATE – 24 & 25 MARCH IN SYDNEY Registrations are now open for the 2026 FBEU Delegates Conference – our most important forum for setting the direction of the Union and shaping the […]