VALE Pete Dowling It is with deep sadness that we advise the passing of long term AEAV Delegate and State Councillor Pete Dowling after a long and hard fought battle with cancer. Pete started his ambulance career in 2001 after making a switch from 30 years as a teacher. Pete [...]
PTSD Seminar Recently our comrades at The Police Association Victoria (TPAV) extended an invitation to AEAV members to attend a series of seminars on the topic of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The seminar is being conducted by Dr Gilmartin who is a world renowned psychologist who runs seminars and workshops on proactive and [...]
AEA-V AUSTRALIA DAY CLOSURE The AEA-V office will be closed on Tuesday, 26th January 2016. Please note that on Monday, 25th January 2016, the office will be closed also. If you require urgent assistance during this period please contact either Steve McGhie on 0425 755 906; Danny Hill on 0419 383 152; Olga Bartasek on [...]
AEAV Members Facebook Group Members are reminded that the Union have several social media sites which we use to campaign publicly as well as to keep our members informed. It is how we were able to co-ordinate our Delegates and activists so well during the Code Red Campaign. One of these is the [...]
AV 043 October 2016 How are you travelling? Upcoming AEAV Mental Health Forums There are two "How are you travelling?" meetings to be held on Wednesday 2nd November 2016 and Wednesday 9th November 2016. Details are: Gippsland: Wednesday, 2nd November 2016 1830 hrs at the Sale Hospital (rear the old Chest Unit), [...]
AV 042 September 2016 Ambulance Victoria Enterprise Agreement 2015 Variation Approved Today, Wednesday, 21 September 2016, Commissioner Wilson from the Fair Work Commission issued a decision approving the variation to the 2015 Ambulance Victoria Enterprise Agreement (Agreement). The variation to the Agreement is effective from today. Click and view a copy of the [...]
AV 041 September 2016 Fair Work Amendment (Respect for Emergency Service Volunteers) Bill 2016 The Senate is holding an inquiry into the provisions of the Fair Work Amendment (Respect for Emergency Services Volunteers) Bill 2016. The proposed legislation is poorly drafted and dangerous. It provides no insight as to which emergency [...]
AV 040 August 2016 How are you travelling? Upcoming AEAV Mental Health Forums There are two "How are you travelling?" meetings to be held on Tuesday 4th October 2016 and Thursday 6th October 2016. Details are: Melbourne: Tuesday, 4th October 2016 1900 hrs at the AEA-V Office 117-131 Capel Street, North Melbourne Meeting [...]
AV 039 September 2016 Provisional Important Notices The Union would like to inform members of a number of provisional improvement notices (PIN) which have been issued by Health and Safety Representatives. Paul Bellman, MICA SRU Paramedic, from Wodonga, issued a PIN on a recent policy change by AV to single respond MICA SRU Paramedics [...]
AV 038 August 2016 Outcome of EA Vote 98.76% YES Please find below results from the ballot on the AV Enterprise Agreement 2015 (Agreement) Variation:Yes votes = 98.76%No votes = 1.24%This is a fantastic result with a record majority of Ambulance Victoria employees voting in favour of the Agreement.The terms and [...]