Greater Bendigo City Council
Ballot passed FWC matter B2025/151 · result published 6 Feb 2025
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Eligible voters35employees on the voter roll
Turnout–see the notice
Voted yes70–85%across the actions
Authorisation windowEndedabout 8 Mar 2025
Protected action has to start within 30 days of the result being declared, though the FWC can extend that.
What workers voted on
14 actions were put to the vote: 3 stoppages, 1 overtime ban, 7 work bans, 1 clothing/badge action, 1 messaging action, 1 other action. All of them passed.
What was voted onYesNo% yes
1. Stopping work on each and every occasion for 10 minutes duration to put on industrial campaign material and clothing22581%✔ passed
2. A ban on wearing non-campaign related clothing21678%✔ passed
3. Employees will undertake stoppages of work of 1 hour to communicate with the media about issues related to enterprise bargaining22581%✔ passed
4. Employees will undertake stoppages of work of 1 hour to post photos, change their background on electronic communication like Zoom or Microsoft Teams or write a message on social media about issues related to enterprise bargaining22581%✔ passed
5. Employees will interrupt work for up to 10 minutes on each occasion during each and every client consultation or immunisation session to distribute campaign materials22581%✔ passed
6. A ban on working overtime where directed by management at each Maternal and Child Health Centre and/or immunisation session operated by City of Greater Bendigo (COGB) City Council21678%✔ passed
7. A ban on working beyond ordinary starting and finishing times at each Maternal and Child Health Centre and/or immunisation session operated by COGB City Council23485%✔ passed
8. A ban on the completion of electronic diaries (CIDS) at each Maternal and Child Health Centre and/or immunisation session operated by COGB Council21678%✔ passed
9. A ban on booking appointments at each Maternal and Child Health Centre and/or immunisation session operated by COGB Council19870%✔ passed
10. A ban that limits the performance of normal duties which requires the reading and/or responding to work related e-mails at any/all Maternal and Child Health Centre and/or immunisation service operated by COGB Council21581%✔ passed
11. A ban that restricts MCH Nurses or Immunisation Nurses on undertaking normal duties by not completing written or oral submission of annual reports and/or other statistics (including MVRs)21581%✔ passed
12. Ban on attendance at non urgent staff or team meetings or "one on one" meetings with supervisors/team leaders, excluding meetings related to safety22485%✔ passed
13. Ban on attendance on recording the route taken for home visits in Timesheets21581%✔ passed
14. Work stoppages of up to 24 hours' duration or shorter periods of time21581%✔ passed
The wording above is shortened from the notice's questions: introductory phrases are removed, and the action, what's affected, how long and any exclusions are kept. A question passes if more than half of the valid votes were yes. † Read from chart images in the FWC notice, so check the notice for the official figures.