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As a result of significant member-driven efforts, Sydney Metro will now re-design the Sydney Metro West & Western Sydney Airport rail tunnels to facilitate safe work practices for Firefighters and other emergency services personnel, at a cost of approx. $100 […]

Award Log of Claims update – latest versions and SGMs Following a meeting of SCOM last week we can advise that your State Committee have now endorsed latest versions of the Log of Claims for the Permanent, Retained and D&D […]

COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Update Further to our previous Sitrep regarding the Covid-19 Vaccination Policy, FBEU has been advised by FRNSW that they will be sending a communication to those currently under investigation with updates on the matter, most likely by […]

FRNSW COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Decision handed down by the IRC This afternoon the Industrial Relations Commission handed down its decision regarding FRNSW Covid-19 vaccination policy. In this decision although the Commission found some difficulties with the policy, it was determined ultimately that the policy is lawful […]

Happy New Year Happy New Year to all our members. We hope you had a happy and relaxed Christmas and New Year period. We’re looking forward to a productive and successful 2023 with the help of our members. Draft Log […]

FRNSW’s State Election Message  Yesterday, you would have received email correspondence from the Commissioner concerning “political neutrality” during the upcoming NSW State Election.  Whilst the email addresses the limitations around firefighters’ capacity to partake in political conversations as a FRNSW […]

FBEU Meeting with Premier Perrottet  The FBEU met with Premier Dominic Perrottet earlier this week, to discuss a wide range of issues that are crucial to our membership. I was pleased that the Premier was willing to consider most of […]

Awards gazetted by IRC Today, the Permanent, Retained and D&D Awards were gazetted by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission. They are now legally binding. You can access each Award below, and the copies on the FBEU website have been updated. […]

Log of Claims – Member Meetings Complete and Survey Closed As members would be aware, we recently held meetings across the membership for members to provide input into the log of claims being developed for the next round of Award […]