Victorian Fire Services
Blaze rips through nightclub barge at Docklands
Investigators are treating a fire that damaged a floating Docklands nightclub as suspicious.
- Caroline Schelle and Marnie Vinall
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Spring to bring fire and flood risk to Victoria, and a new warning system
Emergency services have urged Victorians to stay alert for the dual risks in the lead-up to the summer months as agencies prepare for the roll-out of a new national fire danger warning later this week.
- Marta Pascual Juanola
Documents reveal MFB’s cash plea as cost of pay deal mounts
In June 2020, the MFB sought an urgent $20 million top-up from the government to cover immediate costs and wages.
- Sumeyya Ilanbey
The longest dispute: How the firefighters’ union took centre stage
For years a series of disputes involving the firefighters’ union roiled Victorian politics. It cost a minister and two Country Fire Authority chiefs their jobs. This is how it played out.
- Sumeyya Ilanbey and Nick McKenzie
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- IBAC Labor inquiry
IBAC scrutiny on Andrews over firefighters’ union deal
Victoria’s anti-corruption body has been examining the conduct of the Premier and a senior public servant over their role in controversial deals that benefited the firefighters’ union.
- Nick McKenzie, Sumeyya Ilanbey and Paul Sakkal
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- Harassment
‘Stripper club culture’: Senior firefighter calls out the sexual harassment she’s endured
Commander Donna Wheatley, who is the second highest ranked female fire services officer in the state, is alleging a catalogue of abuse over her 20-year career.
- Nick McKenzie
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Before it’s too late: How our family survived near-certain tragedy
After a happy Easter Sunday, Brendan Pratt, his wife Amanda Bews and their three teenage sons were all asleep in bed at their home in Wandin North, Victoria. In the early hours, Pratt was startled awake by a shrill beeping.
- Amy Cooper
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