Tuesday, 4 February 2025

 Emma VULIN (Pakenham) (15:52): Firstly, I want to take a moment to send my thoughts to everyone facing fires or dealing with the aftermath across Victoria, many of whom have been in a state of preparation or facing threats since December. I also want to acknowledge our firefighters and incident controllers, particularly the volunteers who give up their time to keep communities safe, and of course our wildlife carers and shelters and other volunteers and agencies. A big thankyou to you all, and also a special shout-out to members of my own brigade in Upper Beaconsfield CFA, who have been busy recently on deployments.