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CODE BLACKOUT: Victoria’s Hospital Crisis Has Gone Too Far

Every nurse and midwife in Victoria knows what it means to finish a shift with your heart racing — not because of patient care, but because you’re walking to your car in the dark, alone, with no protection.

We are launching CODE BLACKOUT across Victoria because our hospitals are not safe. Not inside. Not outside. And not for the people doing the work that keeps this state alive.

In Queensland, our sister union NPAQ has already forced change — car park expansions, shuttle services, and hospital management being dragged into the light. But here in Victoria, despite countless Code Greys and Code Blacks, the silence continues.

We are done waiting.


A State in Denial, A Frontline in Crisis

Every shift, Victorian health workers are spat on, kicked, cornered, or screamed at. In emergency departments, in stairwells, in the very places designed to care for people.

But what’s worse is what happens next — nothing.

Most incidents go unreported. When they are reported, they’re downgraded. Staff are told to file online, follow up themselves, and “manage the risk.” In the meantime, they walk to their cars with keys between their fingers because management refuses to pay for lighting or security to walk them out.

We’ve heard it all:

“A patient threatened to rape me. They wrote it up as a ‘minor harm.’”
“We begged for cameras. Still nothing.”
“Security just says they can’t help outside the front doors.”

This isn’t isolated. It’s systemic. And it’s breaking people.

Case Win: Notice Period Dispute

Advocacy & Support for Nurses

Jacob, a member of the NPAA South Australia branch made the decision...

Case Win: AHPRA Registration Restrictions

Advocacy & Support for Nurses

Sarah, a member of the NPAA Victoria branch attended a rally where...

Case Win: Misconduct Allegations in Nursing

Advocacy & Support for Nurses

Allegations of misconduct can cast a shadow over a professional's...

Case Win: AHPRA Allegations in Nursing

Advocacy & Support for Nurses

Receiving a notification from the Australian Health Practitioner...

Case Win: Misconduct Allegations

Advocacy & Support for Nurses

Susan, a member of the NPAA South Australia branch, faced termination...

Case Win: Safety Complaints in Nursing

Advocacy & Support for Nurses

Safety complaints in nursing often arise from genuine concerns about...

Case Win: Workplace Allegations

Advocacy & Support for Nurses

Loretta, a member of the NPAA Queensland branch, found herself facing...

Case Win: Allegations

Advocacy & Support for Nurses

Whether stemming from patient complaints, procedural...