Victorian Ambulance Union

16/06/2026

The VAU is proud to support our friends at Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association - VAHPA and Medical Scientists Association of Victoria members in their fight for fair pay and conditions. We see the care, compassion, skill and dedication of our allied health professionals, medical scientists, hospital pharmacists and psychologists and the brilliant work they do for Victorian patients. Its time the Victorian Government respected and valued their work.

15/06/2026

MEN'S HEALTH WEEK

This week is Men’s Health Week. During the week, we think about the health challenges faced by first responders in Australia and worldwide, and promote awareness of new ways to improve the physical health, emotional wellbeing and the mental health of men and boys.

12/06/2026

This week the VAU were out at Maroondah Hospital catching up with crews, at TZV listening in on 000 calls, meeting up with Community Officers in the bush, we held our bimonthly State Council meeting and Assistant Secretary Olga Bartasek did a ride along on the ARU. The VAU also attended the Victorian Government Roundtable on occupational violence to advocate for better protections for our members.

09/06/2026

THANK A FIRST RESPONDER DAY

Today is Thank a First Responder Day. In Victoria our ambulance first responders include Community Emergency Response Teams, Ambulance Community Officers, Patient Transport Ambos, Paramedics and MICA Paramedics, Air Ambulance, as well as Ambulance Call-Takers and Dispatchers. Together they work alongside our Police, Fire, State Emergency Services, Marine Rescue and LifeSaving colleagues to keep Victorians Safe. We thank them all for their important work across every part of Victoria!

06/06/2026

This week the VAU were out at hospitals talking to Paramedics about occupational violence, Clinic Transport Officers about safety information sharing, NEPT members about enterprise bargaining and we signed up new ambulance call-takers at Triple Zero Victoria and Ambulance Community Officers at Mirboo North.

Union strong!!!

05/06/2026

Important membership update for Triage Practitioners. Please refer to the latest VAU bulletin.

05/06/2026

CPD and online Webinars

VAU members have access to the best paramedic CPD content in Australasia. The latest upcoming interactive webinar will be held on Tuesday 30 June, 1800-1900. It is open to all Paramedic, NEPT, TZV and ACO VAU members.

Presented by an expert in emergency law, Dr Michael Eburn, this webinar explores the authorisation landscape and the structures that underpin how paramedics are permitted to carry and administer scheduled drugs in Australia.

But you MUST be a VAU member to access this member benefit. Head to https://vau.org.au/ to join TODAY!

02/06/2026

Important update for National Patient Transport members.

27/05/2026

The ambulance industry has some of the highest rates of workplace injury.

Ambulance workers regularly have to battle to have a safe workplace, to have workcover claims accepted when they are injured, or to get an appropriate return to work plan.

But if you are a union member, you dont have to deal with it alone.

18/05/2026

Another system failure that leads to paramedics and patient transport ambos being exposed to occupational violence.

Vital information sharing is a must in preventing assaults on ambulance workers.

“Not welcome lists” are leaving unwitting paramedics unloading violent or aggressive patients at hospital emergency departments for care, only to be turned away.