In this edition - FUNDRAISING FOR IZZY AND LIA CONTINUES The UFUQ account I reported to you on 9 May in Code 2 Volume 37 Number 6, has garnered much positive response and I am pleased to report there is now over $24,000 to be shared between Izzy’s family and her partner Bec, and of course to Lia, who is continuing on her long road to recovery. We will have discussions with those people in the coming weeks about how that money will be distributed.

In this edition - Today, after some months of asking for an update, your union finally received some information on the ‘Field Mobility for Emergency Services’ app, which QFES intends to roll out as ‘FAST Qld’ (frontline activation support tool for Queensland).

In this edition - Despite many months of requests, the project team responsible for the development of the new availability and tracking app designed for use by auxiliary firefighters has chosen to say nothing and deliberately keep your union in the dark about the app.

In this edition - I am very pleased to report that a process your union started in October 2021 with the gathering of ideas for our log of claims has reached an important milestone today with the QIRC certification of your new agreement.

In this edition - I, along with the UFUQ State Office staff and many colleagues from across BR, SWR, SER and beyond will attend the memorial service for our fallen friend and colleague FF Izzy Nash.