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Ambulance Employees Australia - Victoria (AEAV)

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Alarming, yet business as usual - State of the public sector

The UWU Strategic Power team put together a report from the June...

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Wages policy and public sector priorities

The Victorian Government has finally released its wages policy and public sector...

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UWU - Voice to Parliament

The Uluru Statement from the Heart has long been supported by members...

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UWU/AEAV International Women’s Day event on March 8

In every state and across every industry, women workers in Australia are...

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Welcome Back

Happy New Year to all our members. We hope that everyone has...

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Full Penalties Unpaid at ESTA

On the 11th of October 2022 the AEAV wrote to ESTA to...

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Underpayments at AV: Correspondence from the Minister for Health and Ambulance Services

Please follow the link HERE to read correspondence from the Minister for...

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Response to Trevor Weston ABC interview

On the 6th of August 2022 a Mildura netballer lay on the...

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DEPARTURE OF AV CHAIR NECESSARY TO CHANGE CULTURE

The AEAV welcomes the news today that Ken Lay has tendered his...

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Ambulance Active - Winter 2022

Are ambulance performance indicators fit for purpose? Victorian’s have recently seen their...

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Letter to Dept of Health re: Rosters Wage Theft

On the 13th of July, the union wrote to the Department of...

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Ambulance Victoria Needs a Performance Review

Ambulance Employees Australia Victoria (AEAV) is calling for an independent review of...

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AV MOU – Surge scale back

After recent pressure regarding AV’s continued reliance on the surge workforce, AV...

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Recruitment Processes – will they ever learn?

In late 2021 the AEAV commenced a grievance on behalf of a...

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ESTA MOU Update

The current ESTA MOU covering pandemic demand response initiatives expires at the...

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Gippsland A/RD Email re Clearing times

On Tuesday 21 June 2022 the A/RD for Gippsland Ross Salathiel, sent...

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8/6 Dual Pandemic Crewing - Is It Working?

AEAV members continue to raise concerns about the 8/6 dual paramedic crewing...

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ESTA Capability & Service Review Published

Mr. Graham Ashton’s Capability and Service Review of ESTA has been published...

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MOU Extension

Interim CEO Stephen Leane has called for a series of meetings to...

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Current Worksafe Incidents

AV – Clearing hospital KPI In March 2022 we made a notification...

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AEAV refuses to apologise for holding AV Exec to account

In March 2022 the AEAV wrote to the AV Board calling for...

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Commencing Practice - Request for Mercer Review

**Update  – You can read Ambulance Victoria’s dismissive response to the union’s...

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FTS Win External Review

Recently the Financial Transactional Services (FTS) team members signed a petition asking...

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NPT Log of Claims - #1

Negotiations for the National Patient Transport 2022 enterprise agreement opened on the...

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Political leaders dodge accountability for health system failures

It seems inconceivable that after more than 2 years of everyone focusing...

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AEAV Letter to Minister for Health

On the 14th of April 2022, AEAV wrote to the Minister for...

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ESTA Data Access

The union has worked through 13 of the 37 data set requests...

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Final Report of the Independent Review into Workplace Equality in Ambulance Victoria

Volume 1: Final Report of the Independent Review into Workplace Equality in...

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Women in Leadership Scholarship

CAA Women in Leadership Scholarship 2022 information The Women in Leadership Working...

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Fleet Maintenance Officers Getting It Done!

Check out this wrecked ambulance Fleet Maintenance Officer (FMO) David Berry from...

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ANOTHER INDEPENDENT REVIEW ANOTHER LINE IN THE SAND

Written by Darren Law for Ambulance Active  I recently resigned as a...

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AV VACIS KPI is unrealistic and unsafe

Since 2015 AV have been pushing arbitrarily set KPI’s in an effort...

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PCU Harm Continues Over 3 Months After VEOHRC Outcomes

In recent months the AEAV has been advocating for numerous members who...

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Interrupted VACIS

Members have had questions about their rights when they’re called to another...

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AEAV Wins Recruitment Concession by AV

After years of Ambulance Victoria (AV) failing many of its staff with...

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Free Trauma Training Opportunity

Phoenix Australia, affiliated with the University of Melbourne, is offering training in...

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Best Practice Not Applied To Recruitment Process

AEAV is challenging Ambulance Victoria’s recruitment processes and calling out the service...

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Letter to Health Minister re Surge Workforce

On the 24th of December 2021, AEAV wrote to the Health Minister,...

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Code Brown - AV Close Contacts to Stay Home

Code Brown will come into force at midday on Wednesday for all...

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Spares Rest Break Grievance

The AEAV has pursued a grievance with Ambulance Victoria that paramedics working...

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ESTA MOU

On Wednesday the 15th of December 2021, AEAV Secretary Brett Adie signed...

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ESTA External Review - AEAV Submission

On the 15th of December 2021, AEAV made a submission to the...

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No Surge Payment for NEPT

AEAV wrote to the Health Minister, Martin Foley to express nonemergency patient...

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Spares Grievance

Ambulance Victoria has finally responded to a letter AEAV sent in October...

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Ambulance Active

Edition 26 of the Australian Council of Ambulance Unions official journal Ambulance...

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ESTA Choose Staff for Independent Review Consultation

PwC and Mr. Graham Ashton are holding online consultations with 90 ESTA...

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Ambulance Victoria Recruitment Process Failing Staff

On the 26th of November 2021, AEAV wrote to Ambulance Victoria CEO,...

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Unreasonable Expectations in the ALS TM Exam

This week the union has heard from a number of distressed members...

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Victorian Budget Proposal

Ambulance Employees Australia – Victoria (AEAV) and the United Workers Union (UWU)...

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Sorry Not Enough - Immediate Reform Needed in Ambulance Victoria

Ambulance Victoria owes its staff a better response than an apology and...

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Report Highlights Need for Sweeping Ambulance Victoria Cultural Reforms

A damning report released today that has found bullying, discrimination, victimisation and...

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Report Expected to Highlight Need for Fundamental Ambulance Victoria Cultural Reforms

A detailed report that is expected to find bullying, discrimination, victimisation and...

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AV People Matter Survey & Data Manipulation

Ambulance Victoria survey results have laid bare the extent of the organisations...

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Certificate of Professional Indemnity Insurance

AEAV Paramedic Members enjoy the comfort of professional indemnity insurance as required...

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ESTA UCC Update - 18 Nov 2021

Delegates Roger Parker and Sharyne Doensen attended the ESTA Consultative Committee (UCC)...

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AEAV Letter to Emergency Services Minister

On the 19th of November 2021, AEAV wrote to the Minister of...

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Meeting with PwC

On the 18th of November 2021, AEAV Delegates Sharyne Doensen and Roger...

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Response to ESTA Pandemic Proposal

ESTA has been chronically understaffed for many years, and could have coped...

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Frontline Health Care Workers: We Salute You!

The last 18 months have stretched us all, in ways never conceived....

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Report: Maintaining Service Capacity During COVID-19

OzSAGE, a panel of experts across public health, recently delivered a report...

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Letter regarding NETCOMM only call takers

Today the AEAV wrote to the Emergency Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) regarding its...

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Letter to Ambulance Victoria regarding 10 hour rest periods

Today the AEAV wrote to Ambulance Victoria (AV), to raise concerns and...

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ESTA Initiatives Consultation Meeting

Delegate Sharyne Doensen (Tally Ho) and AEAV officials met with ESTA on...

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ESTA Service Capability Review

The Minister for Emergency Services Hon. Jaclyn Symes has called for a...

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Hospital Surge Support Allowance

The Victorian Government is delivering support to paramedics and frontline workers in...

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Stretched to Breaking Point, then Covid-19

AEAV Secretary Brett Adie spoke to Nicole Chvastek on ABC Radio about...

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COVID-19 Positive Patient Notification

AV recently announced the implementation of an automated notification system for when...

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AEAV Response to draft outline for LM Single Officer and ACO Training Program 'Spares' Trial

On September 27, 2021 AEAV wrote to Ambulance Victoria’s Implementation Lead, Huw...

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AV Response Psychometric Testing Overall Outcome Scores

We recently wrote to AV regarding changes to the MICA Selection and...

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FTS classification re-evaluation

AEAV has been supporting members at the Financial Transactional Services (FTS) branch...

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AV response regarding 'For Cause' AOD testing

Recently we wrote to AV to express our concerns surrounding the processes...

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Bendigo and Kangaroo Flat Roster Change

Recently, AV wrote to staff at Bendigo and Kangaroo Flat staff with...

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Covid Warning Finally Prioritises Paramedics’ Safety

Victorian paramedics’ safety will no longer be put at greater risk on...

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Consultation - Roster Changes - Fact Sheet

If you are covered by the Ambulance Victoria Enterprise Agreement 2020, Ambulance...

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MICA Selection Process

The AEAV have written to AV to provide feedback on changes to...

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Forthcoming AEAV Member Survey

The AEAV are conducting an opinion survey of members to inform and...

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AEAV email to DHHS regarding COVID-19 exposure for Paramedics

In recent days we have heard in the media of an AV...

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AEAV response to Medium Acuity Transport Service (MATS)

The AEAV has written to AV to confirm that qualified paramedics who...

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'For Cause' testing for AOD

Following the recent unjustified targeting of an AEAV member we have again...

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Changes to Air Ambulance Victoria

On August 20, 2021 the AEAV wrote to Ambulance Victoria on behalf...

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AVMA Negotiations Update

The Ambulance Victoria Management and Administrative Agreement is currently being negotiated. Discussions...

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Work Stress Factsheet

Workplace stress is a serious workplace hazard that can particularly affect workers...

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Raise funds for the Code9 Foundation

The Code 9 Foundation supports first responders and Triple 0 call takers...

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Lack of consultation at Air Ambulance Victoria

We recently wrote to Ambulance Victoria regarding proposed changes to the branch...

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AV continues conducting invasive AOD testing without disclosing reasons

Earlier this month AV targeted an AEAV member and threatened the member...

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Payrises - ESTA Grandparented Employee's

The AEAV met with ESTA last Wednesday to discuss pay increases for...

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Mental Health Action Plan

We recently wrote to Ambulance Victoria regarding their Mental Health Action Plan....

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AEAV Bulletin - 5 August 2021

    View this email in your browser eBulletin 5 August 2021...

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AEAV Bulletin - 14 July 2021

  View this email in your browser eBulletin 14 July 2021 On Friday...

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MICA Selection & Internship Program

The AEAV will consult with members regarding the changes to MICA selection...

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Proposed Medium Acuity Transport Services (MATS) Program

The AEAV met recently with AV, where they announced their intention to...

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Parliamentary Secretary’s Emergency Demand Consultative and Advisory Forum

On Thursday the 29th of June 2021, AEAV along with other health...

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Member wins against AHPRA

Last year AEAV supported our member Rob Paton, who had his Paramedic...

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Ambulance Victoria staff kept in the dark on their work value

Background For many years Ambulance Victoria has used the Mercer CED Job...

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ESTA UCC - July 2021

The most recent ESTA Consultative Committee was held on 27 July 2021....

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Ambulance Victoria COVID vaccination message

The below message was provided to us by Ambulance Victoria to disseminate...

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VEOHRC Review Update

All the submissions are now in, interviews are done and VEOHRC seems...

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