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Ambulance Employees Australia - Victoria (AEAV)

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Ambulance Victoria Recruitment Process Failing Staff

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

Unreasonable Expectations in the ALS TM Exam

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

Victorian Budget Proposal

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

Sorry Not Enough - Immediate Reform Needed in Ambulance Victoria

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

Report Highlights Need for Sweeping Ambulance Victoria Cultural Reforms

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

Report Expected to Highlight Need for Fundamental Ambulance Victoria Cultural Reforms

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

AV People Matter Survey & Data Manipulation

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

Certificate of Professional Indemnity Insurance

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

ESTA UCC Update - 18 Nov 2021

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

AEAV Letter to Emergency Services Minister

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

Meeting with PwC

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

Response to ESTA Pandemic Proposal

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

Frontline Health Care Workers: We Salute You!

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

Report: Maintaining Service Capacity During COVID-19

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

Letter regarding NETCOMM only call takers

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

Letter to Ambulance Victoria regarding 10 hour rest periods

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

Letter to the Minister for Health regarding Hospital Surge Support Allowance for private NEPT officers

Today the AEAV wrote to the Health Minister, Martin Foley, about the...

ESTA Initiatives Consultation Meeting

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

ESTA Service Capability Review

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

Hospital Surge Support Allowance

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

Stretched to Breaking Point, then Covid-19

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

COVID-19 Positive Patient Notification

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

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...

AV Response Psychometric Testing Overall Outcome Scores

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

FTS classification re-evaluation

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

AV response regarding 'For Cause' AOD testing

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

Bendigo and Kangaroo Flat Roster Change

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

Covid Warning Finally Prioritises Paramedics’ Safety

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

Consultation - Roster Changes - Fact Sheet

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

MICA Selection Process

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

Forthcoming AEAV Member Survey

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

AEAV email to DHHS regarding COVID-19 exposure for Paramedics

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

AEAV response to Medium Acuity Transport Service (MATS)

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

'For Cause' testing for AOD

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

Changes to Air Ambulance Victoria

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

AVMA Negotiations Update

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

Work Stress Factsheet

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

Raise funds for the Code9 Foundation

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

Lack of consultation at Air Ambulance Victoria

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

AV and government “gaslighting” to deflect from real cause of demand issues

In recent weeks we have heard the same old tired story from...

AV continues conducting invasive AOD testing without disclosing reasons

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

Payrises - ESTA Grandparented Employee's

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

Mental Health Action Plan

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

AEAV Bulletin - 5 August 2021

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AEAV Bulletin - 14 July 2021

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

MICA Selection & Internship Program

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

Proposed Medium Acuity Transport Services (MATS) Program

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

Parliamentary Secretary’s Emergency Demand Consultative and Advisory Forum

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

Member wins against AHPRA

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

Ambulance Victoria staff kept in the dark on their work value

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

ESTA UCC - July 2021

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

Ambulance Victoria COVID vaccination message

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

VEOHRC Review Update

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

AVMA Agreement Negotiations

The Ambulance Victoria Management and Administration (AVMA) agreement will be negotiated over...

AEAV Bulletin - 29 June 2021

View this email in your browser eBulletin 29 June 2021 Dear...

Submission to Emergency Demand Consultative and Advisory Forum

We made this submission is in response to the Parliamentary Secretary for...

Meal Break Summary of Issues

It is essential that Ambulance Victoria recognise the importance of meal breaks...

AVMA Agreement Claim - Bullying and Harassment

The most significant issue raised during the VEOHRC review into Ambulance Victoria...

AEAV Bulletin - 18 June 2021

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VEOHRC Update and AEAV Proposed Recommendations

Submissions to the VEOHRC Review have been completed, and they will be...

Meal Break Consultation

AEAV met with AV to discuss issues about lack of staff consultation...

AVEA Implementation Working Group

On the 21st of January 2021 AV held the first meeting of...

Vaccinations - Factsheet

Ambulance Victoria staff are strongly encouraged to get a COVID-19 vaccination due...

Response from Hon Danny Pearson MP regarding ESTA staffing levels

The AEAV recently wrote to the Acting Minister for Police and Emergency Services Danny Pearson...

ESTA UCC Report June 2021

Recruitment for dispatch roles The AEAV raised the issue of recruitment for...

Letter to AV regarding vaccination rates

In light of the recent lockdown in Victoria, there has been some...

Bullying - Factsheet

What is workplace bullying? Workplace bullying is verbal, physical, social, or psychological...

Welfare Meetings - Factsheet

AEAV have been advised that Ambulance Victoria are undertaking performance management and...

Flexible Work - Factsheet

Flexible Work Ambulance Victoria Employees have several options for flexible work for...

Additional ESTA funding

The AEAV have written to ESTA to clarify how the additional staffing...

AEAV Bulletin - 28 May 2021

eBulletin 28 May 2021 Dear *|FNAME|*, With the re-emergence of strict...

ESTA Workplace Stress Survey Results - 2021

Staffing levels at the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) have been chronically...

Supporting HSR's

Health and Safety Representatives (HSR’s, OHS Representative) have a key role in...

Ambulance Victoria - manipulating reporting numbers

Ambulance Victoria (AV) has been caught out using ‘creative accounting’ to publicly...

AEAV letter to Minister regarding ESTA staffing levels

Staffing levels at the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) or Triple 0,...

AEAV letter to AV regarding meal breaks

Ambulance Victoria recently announced changes to meal break provisions for on road...

Emergency health investment welcomed – full system review required

Ambulance Employees Australia – Victoria (AEAV) welcomes Friday’s announcement of a significant...

AEAV Bulletin - 11 May 2021

eBulletin 11 May 2021 Dear *|FNAME|*, On Friday the Health Minister, Martin...

AEAV member challenges ‘boys club’ culture and wins

The AEAV recently represented a member who applied for lateral transfer into...

EBA Working Groups - Update

On 3 May 2021, the AEAV met with Ambulance Victoria as part...

ESTA HSR's and current stress

The current staffing crisis has highlighted how much ESTA staff are at...

Meal Breaks and Breaks at Hospital - Factsheet

Ambulance Victoria recently announced they had “discussed with the respective unions” a...

Submission to Financial Transaction Services change process

The period for providing feedback about the FTS change process has now...

VEOHRC Information Sessions

VEOHRC have recently run information sessions for the AEAV and members, providing...

Preference Lists Under Threat

Ambulance Victoria have unilaterally and inconsistently decided to change the rules regarding...

Delegate Training & Planning

A group of AEAV Delegates from Ambulance Victoria and ESTA gathered at...

Paramedics welfare sacrificed to achieve AV targets

Often meaningless operational KPIs have stripped away the resilience and capability of...

AV and ESTA have seen the crisis coming

The current crisis in emergency health care is not a surprise to...

Vaccinations - leave access for side-effects

The AEAV have written to the Minister for Health to seek availability...

Clean Up AV Suggestion Box

The Clean Up AV campaign is preparing their submission to the VEOHRC...

ESTA Staffing review - delay, delay and more delay

STAFFING AT ESTA IS TOO LOW AND THE ESTA STAFFING REVIEW PROCESS...

AEAV AOD Submission

After extensive consultation with members, the AEAV has released 18 recommendations for...

Financial Services Redesign - Update

The biggest questions coming out of the Financial Services Redesign are about...

AV Psychosocial Survey results - 2019

A strong focus of AV’s response to the media when questioned about...

VEOHRC Review Update

Nearly 2000 people have filled in VEOHRC surveys outlining their experiences with...

Explainer Ketamine Video

Check out our handy explainer video about the risks of occupational exposure...

ESTA Manual Operations

ESTA had scheduled a CAD upgrade, that requires reverting to manual operations,...

OHS forms for Ketamine Exposure

It’s important to protect yourself in the event of occupational exposure, so...

What will improve Ambulance Victoria culture?

Ambulance Victoria employees have been sharing pictures on social media to highlight...

Vaccine Rollout

Since news of the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccines, representatives of...