Thursday, 7 April 2022

State Emergency Service Narre Warren unit

Mr RICH-PHILLIPS (South Eastern Metropolitan) (11:13): I draw the house’s attention to the work of the Narre Warren State Emergency Service, which does a fantastic job in providing support and recovery services throughout the City of Casey. The volunteers of the Narre Warren SES work from a tiny depot in Vesper Drive, Narre Warren, where the main facility is an old relocated weatherboard house. This is unacceptable for such an important volunteer community service. The Andrews Labor government continually treats volunteers in this state with contempt, as we have seen with CFA volunteers. Narre Warren SES provides a vital community service and is deserving of support. With the state budget due next month, I call on the government to provide funding to allow for the construction of a new, fit-for-purpose Narre Warren SES base.