CODE 2, VOL 38, NO 1 : 19 january 2024

UFUQ WELCOMES 2024 WITH QFD AND MORE

On behalf of your Executive, State Committee members and all elected officials I welcome members to the first 2024 Code 2 from your union.  This is an exciting year for all members, with QFD and its return to a focus on operations and operational outcomes being a significant improvement to the bloated QFES, which had lost its way under bad leadership.

Your state office and your industrial officers are back into the thick of it, and positive announcements are coming over the remainder of January on a range of topics.

2024 promises to be a positive year for UFUQ members and I look forward to working for and with many of you across the year.

NEW FIRE MINISTER ANNOUNCES INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL REVIEW OF QFES COMPLAINTS SYSTEM

The resignation of the former Premier and the move to the new Steven Miles led ALP government produced some other changes. 

This includes the appointment of The Honourable Ms Nikki Boyd as Minister for Fire and Rescue, Disaster Recovery and Corrective Services. 

Minister Boyd is a strong supporter of your union, and I have personally met with the Minister to welcome her to the portfolio and to outline the works your union is involved in regarding QFD and beyond.

On behalf of all members, I also welcome Minister Boyd’s announcement on Friday 19 January 2024 of an independent, external review into the complaints system within QFES.  As the Minister has stated, you deserve to be safe at work, and that extends to you trusting in any new QFD complaints system to fairly and appropriately manage any complaint you make.

Your union has a strong history of advocating for improvements to the way complaints are managed by your employer.  To be clear, your union does not accept inappropriate behaviour, performance, or conduct, and supports legitimate complainants through these processes on every occasion.

Legitimate complaints deserve legitimate inquiry by a robust and fit-for-purpose complaints system within the new QFD, and we will continue to fight for that being the case.

 

John Oliver - General Secretary

 

 

Authorised by John Oliver General Secretary 
United Firefighters' Union of Australia, Union of Employees QLD

v38#9 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CHANGES INTRODUCED TO QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT

In this edition - I am pleased to report that after more than a year of work by your union, on Wednesday 17 April, 2024 the Hon Ms Grace Grace, Minister for Industrial Relations introduced a Bill amending the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003. I take this opportunity to thank Minister Grace on behalf of all firefighters for her and her department's engagement with your union on the journey to the Bill being tabled today.

v38#7 NEW QFD LEGISLATION – PROGRESS UPDATE

In this edition - On Tuesday 26 March 2024, the UFUQ will appear in person at the Public Hearing in Queensland parliament before the Community Safety and Legal Affairs Committee.

v38#5 NEW QFD LEGISLATION PROCESS – PROGRESS UPDATE

In this edition - I reported to you on 7 March 2024 that the Bill to amend the FES Act 1990 was introduced into Queensland parliament. I again thank Minister Boyd for her ongoing support for progression of the new legislation and the new QFD, returning the focus of the department to operations and operational outcomes.

v38#4 NEW QFD LEGISLATION TABLED IN QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT

In this edition - I have published multiple Code 2’s in recent years about the UFUQ position that legislative reform was needed to protect the professional firefighting role in Queensland. Your union has done a significant amount of work talking to the Queensland government about this and finally, we can announce the commencement of the legislative changes we have been pushing for.

v38#3 UFUQ REMEMBERS SUB-STATION OFFICER HERBIE FENNELL AND FIREFIGHTER NOEL WATSON KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY 11 FEBRUARY 1994

In this edition - This 11th of February 2024 will mark the 30th anniversary of the fire at Southport Honda where Sub-Station Officer Herbie Fennell and Firefighter Noel Watson were killed in the line of duty.

v38#1 UFUQ WELCOMES 2024 WITH QFD AND MORE

In this edition - On behalf of your Executive, State Committee members and all elected officials I welcome members to the first 2024 Code 2 from your union. This is an exciting year for all members, with QFD and its return to a focus on operations and operational outcomes being a significant improvement to the bloated QFES, which had lost its way under bad leadership.

v37#26 MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

In this edition - On behalf of the State UFUQ Executive members, and all of your elected officials and employees of the State UFUQ, I wish every member a safe, and Merry Christmas and also a happy New Year.

v37#23 FIRE CONDITIONS REQUIRE PROFESSIONAL RESPONSE

In this edition - The current conditions for fire across Queensland on 31 October are grim, and many of you and your colleagues are out there right now doing the best you can, and many more of you may soon be called on to do the job you are trained and experienced to do.

v37#22 2024 DIARIES AND CALENDARS

In this edition - Your 2024 diaries and calendars will be mailed out in late December.

v37#21 QFES DRAWS CLOSER TO EXTINCTION

In this edition - Your union has been working hard for an end to the QFES circus, through the establishment of the new Queensland Fire Department and a return to fire and rescue operations being the focus of that new department.

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