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Sitrep 21/2025

July 11, 2025
FRNSW’S ‘TANKER STRATEGY’ FRNSW’s ‘tanker strategy’ – discussed here in Sitrep 20/2025 – has continued to bewilder union officials this week as FRNSW blundered their way through yet another consultation meeting. From what the FBEU can decipher, FRNSW is seeking […]
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Sitrep 20/2025

July 4, 2025
FRNSW’S ‘TANKER STRATEGY’ Members will be aware that in the Commissioner’s Updates from 27 June, FRNSW published the article ‘Selected on-call stations transitioning to tankers’. The ‘tanker strategy’, as it’s being referred to internally, is the latest in a series […]
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Sitrep 19/2025

June 27, 2025
AWARD UPDATE As most members would know, earlier this year the FBEU put forward an extensive legal case in support of our Award log of claims. This included evidence from 39 witnesses across our ranks supporting our claims. While both […]
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Sitrep 18/2025

June 13, 2025
$17 MILLION FLEET FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT Last Sunday’s pre-budget announcement of $17 million for FRNSW fleet replacements comes in response to consistent campaigning from the FBEU concerning the department’s ageing fleet. This funding, allocated over two years, will primarily target the […]
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Code Red – Relieving Sos Being Assigned To Zone Offices

June 5, 2025
CODE RED – Relieving SOs being assigned to Zone Offices Since the previous Code Red was issued, the department has elected to try to fill the Relieving Station Officer position at MW3 and assigning them to the Katoomba Zone Office. […]
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Sitrep 17/2025

May 30, 2025
NORTHERN NSW FLOODS UPDATE  This week I visited affected flood areas and spent time with members on deployment, seeing first-hand the vital work we do across all incidents. Reports on the ground have raised serious concerns about the NSW SES’s capacity […]
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Sitrep 16/2025

May 23, 2025
NORTHERN NSW FLOODS NSW residents were told it would never happen again, but right now those in flood-impacted areas of Northern NSW are at risk of reliving the operational failures of 2022. Early reports from the incident ground are raising […]
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Sitrep 15/2025

May 16, 2025
FRNSW FRONTS EXPENDITURE REVIEW COMMITTEE FRNSW has today fronted the NSW Government Expenditure Review Committee (ERC) to discuss ongoing overruns on the department budget. Concerningly, those within FRNSW tasked with managing the fiscal strategy of the department are blaming you […]
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Sitrep 14/2025

May 9, 2025
PROPOSED REFORMS TO NSW WORKERS COMPENSATION Facilitated by Unions NSW, the Minns Government recently begun discussions with the FBEU and other Unions concerning proposed changes to NSW Workers Compensation. As identified in this public Ministerial Statement, the Government had flagged an intention […]
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