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Rangers/Parking Patrol Officers/Animal Control/Regulatory Officers: Getting linked-up and active with your union

4 October 2011: Are you a USU member wanting to become more active with other USU members in your occupational group? Would you like more avenues to express your opinions? Read more

USU Succeeds With '10 Steps Toward Safety' for Rangers and Parking Patrol Officers

20 May 2011: The Taskforce on Safety's adoption of 10 Steps Toward Safety, being promoted across local government in NSW, is a great win for better OH&S protection. The practical steps represent a move closer to a safer work environment for officers who encounter aggressive members of the public while undertaking their important work in the community. Read more

Making Work Safer For Council Rangers

2 December 2010: A new website to improve safety at work for local government rangers and parking officers was launched in Sydney on the 2nd December. Read more

Aggressive members of the public:
Councils reveal extent of injuries and illnesses

30 July 2010: In June 2010, the United Services Union sent a survey to each council in NSW relating to council rangers, parking patrol officers and animal control officers. Read more

Review of the USU action for safety

2 July 2010: One year after the release of the report Moving-On For Safety: The Experiences and Perspectives of Rangers and Parking Patrol Officers in NSW Local Government we take a look at the continued campaign for safety. Read more

Rangers reveal abuse and assault on the rise in NSW

28 July 2009: A new report released today by the United Services Union has revealed 46 per cent of council rangers across NSW have been subjected to some form of physical abuse. Read more

USU supports bans on the confiscation of alcohol by council officers

16 July 2009: The United Services Union, the union representing council law enforcement officers, has called on union members and councils not to enforce the confiscation of alcohol in alcohol free zones. Read more

Tougher penalties for assaults on council rangers

29 March 2009: Members of the public who physically assault council rangers and other enforcement officers will now face much tougher penalties after the NSW Government passed legislation today to help increase protections for council workers at risk of assault. Read more

Bashed, spat on, punched, kicked - councils fight back

29 March 2009: NEW laws to better protect council rangers, inspectors and lifeguards from assaults and threats will be introduced into parliament this week. Read more

Council staff fear assault over alcohol laws

9 January 2009: RANGERS and lifeguards working for councils are demanding more protection from the State Government after a marked increase in assaults. Read more

Rangers ill-equipped to enforce alcohol bans: union

9 January 2009: The United Services Union says it is concerned about new laws that could make council rangers enforce alcohol bans. Read more

New liquor laws increase risk of violence to rangers

12 December 2008: New changes to the NSW liquor laws will increase the risk of violence towards community rangers by forcing them to take alcohol away from people who are drunk in public, said the United Services Union. Read more

Parking fine anger turning violent in New South Wales

2 November 2008: COUNCIL rangers and parking officers are being increasingly abused, bashed, threatened with knives and guns and having their cars vandalised. Read more

MOST DANGEROUS JOB IN NSW: USU identifies key problems after two parking rangers assaulted

12 September 2008: The United Services Union has declared it one of the state’s most dangerous jobs after two parking rangers from Waverley Council were brutally attacked last night. Read more

The Lone Ranger

Is this the worst job in Sydney? Will Storr tags along with a ranger to find out what a typical day brings for those who try to bring peace and order to our city streets. Read more

More cars and less parking: rangers feel the brunt

POOR public transport options, an increase in car ownership and a shortage of parking spots are driving an alarming rise in the number of assaults on parking rangers, Sydney councils say. Read more

Meter madness

Traffic fines are proving a lucrative money-spinner for councils and driving motorists crazy, reports Andrew Clark. Read more