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UFBA/FRFANZ 'Have your say' Roadshow

UFBA/FRFANZ merger – have your say on shaping the future of your advocacy and support association

We’re coming on the road to meet with you, our members this Autumn/Winter 2018!

UFBA CEO Bill Butzbach and a representative from FRFANZ will be coming to a town near you to discuss some key issues around the shape of future services and how we can represent your local needs.

We’ll discuss formalising the merger between UFBA and FRFANZ and what the new constitution could look like.

What changes are ahead?

Alongside the ongoing changes to the Fire & Emergency NZ operating model and organisational structure involving 40 different agencies, we’re also changing the face of the UFBA and FRFANZ.

We’ll be formalising the UFBA and FRFANZ merger in the upcoming conference in Wellington from November 16th, and want to make sure our new constitution represents the needs and interests of all our members, the UFBA democracy. We want to get it right so be it urban, rural, industry, defence, volunteer or paid we need to know what is important to you and your local brigade or fire force.

From the end of May and throughout June, we’ll bring a draft of our new constitution and talk about what it means for you and what remits could be included. The UFBA has been supporting and advocating for firefighters for 140 years – now we are looking at the most significant change in our shared history as we look to serve a broader membership with different needs and issues. Please be a part of this change as the decisions we make today will shape the emerging association for generations of future members. Only united can we realise change – join us at to our roadshows and then vote at conference and be a part of the developing the new leading association.

Where will we be and when?

This is our initial list of venues and dates. We're hoping to add more at a later date - all meetings run from 7-9pm.

• Wednesday 30 May - Alexandra Volunteer Fire Brigade, 41 Centennial Avenue, Alexandra

• Thursday 31 May – Gore Volunteer Fire Brigade, 51 Hokonui Drive, Gore

• Friday 1 June – Dunedin City Station, 85 Castle Street, Dunedin Central

• Monday 11 June – Waipukurau Volunteer Fire Brigade, Russell St, Waipukurau

• Tuesday 12 June – Carterton Volunteer Fire Brigade, 61 High Street South, Carterton

• Thursday 14 June – Feilding Volunteer Fire Brigade, 205-207 Kimbolton Road, Feilding

• Friday 15 June – Tawa Volunteer Fire Brigade, 16 Lyndhurst Road, Tawa

• Monday 18 June – Whangarei, Whangarei Kaipara Area Office, Training Room, 12 Mansfield Terrace, Whangarei

• Tuesday 19 June – Region 1 Headquarters, 2 Poynton Terrace, Newtown, Auckland  - TBC

• Wednesday 20 June – Whakatane Volunteer Fire Brigade, 157 Commerce Street, Whakatane

• Thursday 21 June – Matamata Volunteer Fire Brigade, 9 Peria Road, Matamata

• Friday 22 June – Turangi Volunteer Fire Brigade, 16 Ohuanga Road, Turangi

• Wednesday 27 June – Richmond Volunteer Fire Brigade, 70 Oxford Street, Richmond

• Thursday 28 June – Renwick Volunteer Fire Brigade, Uxbridge Street, Renwick

• Monday 2 July – Cheviot Volunteer Fire Brigade, 6 McQueen Road, Cheviot

• Tuesday 3 July – Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade, 332 Burnett St, Ashburton

• Wednesday 11 July - Hokitika Volunteer Fire Brigade

• Thursday 12 July - Darfield Volunteer Fire Brigade

• TBC - Bluff, Hawkes Bay and Taranaki

Here’s the timeline of dates you need to know:

• End of May to July – The Have Your Say Roadshow
• Mid July – we’ll draft any potential further remits to our constitution based on your feedback.
• Mid July – September – we’ll consult with you on what we’ve put together as an idea of the future merged association.
• November 16-18 – come along to the Annual Conference in Wellington where you can vote on pushing through the changes you’ve helped to shape.

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