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COVID Update #2 The COVID Pandemic is once again escalating, with further increases in cases and exposed locations now extending outside of the four local government areas and most recently the announcement that as of 18:00 today, people in Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast […]

COVID-19 Update Following updated health advice, new restrictions have been introduced for Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour from 1600hrs today to respond to the latest outbreak. Please note the Central Coast is now included […]

Home Fire Safety Visits In light of new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and the subsequent commencement of a Public Health Order (PHO) applicable to Greater Sydney, proactive Home Fire Safety Visits (HFSV) currently present an unjustifiable risk to members. Members […]

COVID-19 Update Off Shift Training In-Order 2008/22 Update In Brief COVID-19 Update  NSW Health has issued new advice for Sydney and the Blue Mountains with masks becoming mandatory on public transport from 1600hrs today and strongly encouraged in all public […]

COVID-19 Alert For Regional NSW HSU Ambulance Division Strike Action Retained Pagers Rollout Farewell, Georgie! COVID-19 Alert For Regional NSW Due to a recently confirmed case of COVID-19 traveling through regional NSW, NSW Health has issued the following public health […]

Award Update Review of 24 Hour Shifts Award Update As reported in last week’s SitRep, we were in the Industrial Relations Commission this week along with the Department for our Award claims, spending Monday in conciliation and then three days […]

FRNSW Moving Bathurst’s Appliance Earlier this week the Department sent out an email about the Union’s ban on training involving 216 Bathurst Station. To be very clear, the issue wasn’t about training but about member safety. It’s something we take […]

Award Update PAD FBEU Shop Open Award Update We will be in the Industrial Relations Commission next week for our Award claims. As well as our claim for a 2.5% pay increase, our application incorporates the member-endorsed log of claims. […]

Blayney Fire Station Upgrade FBEU Merchandise Blayney Fire Station Upgrade Last Saturday saw the announcement of over $1 million in state government funding to refurbish and expand Blayney Fire Station. You can more read about why members have been fighting […]

Open Day Following the Code Red on in-person Open Day activities issued yesterday, FRNSW made an urgent application in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission which we attended this morning. At the hearing we relayed the concerns that members had communicated […]

The safety of members has been our priority throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Following recent instances of community transmission and the reintroduction of restrictions by the NSW Government, we had concerns about Open Day going ahead as planned on 15 May […]

Win on PAD in the IRC CAFS Aerial Pumpers COVID-19 Restrictions Landlords and Home Fire Safety Visits Win on PAD in the IRC As you know, FRNSW tried to unilaterally implement the PAD program last year without agreement, proper consultation […]