In this edition - In accordance with the Industrial Relations Act 2016, the audited financial reports of your union for the financial year 2021/2022 are available for members.

In this edition - Further to my previous update to members on 21 October 2022, I am very pleased to announce that Minister Mark Ryan has answered your union’s call for action.

In this edition - You will recall your union provided substantial submissions to the KPMG Review into the future operations, structure, and sustainability of the fire service. That report currently sits with Government.

In this edition - As is always the case with enterprise bargaining, things move slowly, and time begins to run out. The ‘in principle agreement’ deadline (required to ensure backpay of the new wage rates as eventually agreed to 1 July 2022) is 31 October. This means both your union (and other unions) and QFES are keeping one eye on the clock as discussions intensify.

In this edition - Your union has now had 10 meetings with QFRS about the proposals from all parties for CA22.