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Sitrep 36/2025

October 31, 2025

PFAS BLOOD TESTING PROGRAM TO FINALLY COMMENCE As you all know, in the 2023 Award one significant win was the introduction of voluntary PFAS blood testing for our members. Historical (and potentially ongoing) exposure to PFAS through our job presents […]

Sitrep 35/2025

October 24, 2025

AWARD ARBITRATION DECISION – UPDATE We returned to the IRC this week for further conciliation regarding the Awards. As you would all recall, the Award decision left various matters for us and the Department to draft between us based on […]

2025 Agm Meeting Times

October 17, 2025

2025 Annual General Meeting Details As per the AGM Notice sent out on 26 September, the Union’s 115th Annual General Meeting will be held over the coming weeks, commencing on 28 October 2025 at 1000hrs, and closing on 6 November […]

Sitrep 34/2025

October 10, 2025

INDUSTRIAL MANSLAUGHTER PROSECUTIONS Last year, after years of campaigning from the NSW Union movement, the NSW Government fulfilled its commitment to legislate industrial manslaughter. The change gives prosecutors the ability to hold an individual or business responsible for the death […]

Sitrep 33/2025

October 4, 2025

HEALTH SCREENING TRANSITION UPDATE The inclusion of comprehensive Cancer Screening and PFAS Blood Testing represented a significant win for FBEU members during the 2023 Award negotiations. The FBEU has been in consultation with FRNSW on the implementation of these programs […]

Sitrep 32/2025

October 1, 2025

ALTERNATIVE DUTIES Recently the Department rolled out a blanket policy that permanent firefighters in metro operations on alternative duties, for whatever reason, would only be offered work on the back-to-back roster at a zone office. After a dispute in the […]

Code Red – Duty Wear Shorts

September 30, 2025

Published 26 September 2025 CODE RED – Duty Wear Shorts With warmer weather well and truly upon us, and in the interest of health and safety, the FBEU is once again taking action where the Department will not, this time […]

Code Red Lifted – Attendance Management Policy

September 30, 2025

Published 26 September 2025 CODE RED LIFTED – Attendance Management Policy This notice is to rescind the existing Code Red for the Attendance Management Policy dated 20 February 2024. From today, the following process will instead be in place. Following […]

2025 Agm Notice

September 26, 2025

Notice of 2025 AGM The first of the 2025 AGMs will be held on 28 October at 1000 hours, and the closing meeting will be held on 8 November at 1200 hours. A reminder for all Country and Retained Sub-Branch […]