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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 […]

Sitrep 31/2025

September 19, 2025

PRESUMPTIVE CANCER BILL PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Yesterday in the Legislative Council (Upper House), the Opposition and Crossbench suspended standing orders to bring on a vote of the presumptive cancer legislation that was debated last week. It passed the […]

Sitrep 30/2025

September 12, 2025

PRESUMPTIVE CANCER BILL DEBATED As covered in Sitrep 25/2025, the NSW Opposition recently tabled a bill in the NSW Parliament in support of expanding the existing list of occupational firefighter cancers covered by NSW presumptive cancer legislation. Members can find […]

Code Red – Media Room

September 8, 2025

CODE RED – Media Room Several months ago, the Department “found” $265,374.86 left over in its properties budget and decided, rather than fund improvements to frontline fire stations, to convert operational space in Sydney Communications into a “media room”. This […]

Sitrep 29/2025

September 5, 2025

IRC AWARD ARBITRATION DECISION – UPDATE As previously discussed, a large body of work continues to progress as both the FBEU and the Department continue to work through the IRC’s recent Award decision. All elements of this work, from the […]

Code Red – Metro North Reliever Transfers

August 29, 2025

CODE RED – Metro North Reliever Transfers Metro North Command has been forcing Firefighters at Leading ranks into Relieving positions in breach of their own Mobility policy and SitRep 3/2015. Despite efforts to ensure compliance, members continue to be transferred […]

Sitrep 28/2025

August 22, 2025

IRC AWARD ARBITRATION DECISION – UPDATE Following Sitrep 27/2025, the FBEU has this week continued to meet with FRNSW to review the implications and practical application of various aspects of the IRC’s Award decision. These meetings will continue regularly as […]