A Brief History of the Association
The history of the Australian Paramedics Association commenced in Queensland by members of the Queensland Ambulance Service who formed the Emergency Medical Services Protection Association (EMSPA) . After lengthy and productive discussions with their Queensland colleagues, it was decided to form a mirror Association in NSW. With the help, support and guidance of the executive committee of EMSPA (Qld) (now APA Queensland), an interim executive committee was set up in NSW. After much time and enthusiastic effort, the Emergency Medical Service Protection Association (NSW) Inc. (now APA NSW) came to fruition in February 2009.

Here in Victoria, a small group of Paramedics decided to investigate the possibility of providing all Ambulance Victoria (AV) Paramedics and Communications Officers, as well as Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPT) Officers, Ambulance Community Officers (ACOs) and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members with an alternative choice of representation. These Victorians set about exploring current organisations nationwide that represented employees within the health profession with a view to offering similar representation here in Victoria. It was found that Queensland and New South Wales Paramedics had had very similar problems and that the model of representation they had implemented was a perfect fit for Victoria.

What is today the Australian Paramedics Association (Vic) Inc. was formed as EMSPA Victoria in 2010.