Mildura electorate
Ms CUPPER (Mildura) (14:44): (6462) My constituency question is for the Minister for Emergency Services, and the information I seek is in relation to the government’s plans for the Sunraysia CFA Victorian emergency management training centre. The centre was established by the Napthine government and opened in 2015. It is one of a network of centres across the state but, unlike the others, has never been completed to its original plans. Despite receiving piecemeal funding since its opening, the centre has been unable to operate to its full potential—for example, the centre does not have any female-friendly facilities, despite many local brigades having a significant and increasing number of female members; learning is still taking place in demountables that are connected by dirt footpaths; and there are not enough props to reflect the complexity and risks associated with modern firefighting. Local firefighters must travel to other parts of the state for training because the Mildura centre is not finished, thereby defeating the original purpose. The Mildura centre needs to be completed to the original plan, and I look forward to the minister’s response.