The National Parks Vocational Branch (NPVB) met on Tuesday 10 May to discuss a range of industrial issues affecting members. Please see a summary of the issues below: PSA PAYRISE CAMPAIGN Troy Wright (Assistant General Secretary of the PSA) explained the need for a pay rise for members. In 2011 a wages cap enshrined in […]
Finally you are to be recognised by the NSW Government and as you are aware after many years of advocating on your behalf National Park members are to be included along with other emergency services workers within the NSW Sentencing Council Recommendations on Assaults on emergency services workers. We are advised that the Premier is […]
Most of you would be aware of the two recent incidents in NSW National Parks: two helicopter crashes in the Kosciuszko National Park and this week the landslip in the Blue Mountains National Park. The PSA would like to remind members that it is here to support and assist our members. If you need support and […]
The National Parks Vocational Branch (NPVB) met on Monday 14 February to discuss a range of industrial issues affecting its members. Please see a summary of the issues below: UNIFORM REFERENCE GROUP Uniform roll out seems to have missed out a vital step of asking office-based staff to trial their proposed uniform for style, function and comfort. […]
The NSW Government’s ambitious plan to protect Kosciuszko National Park and reduce the number of feral horses will require permanent, well-resourced National Parks and Wildlife Services staff. “Conservation measures must always be lead by science, not emotions or nostalgia for long gone highland cattlemen that existed in Banjo Patterson’s poems,” said Stewart Little, general secretary […]