Thursday, 22 February 2024

South-Eastern Metropolitan Region

Ann-Marie HERMANS (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:41): (695) My question is to the Minister for Emergency Services. Minister, when will the newly proposed fire station at Clyde North, which was committed to by the government and Fire Rescue Victoria in April 2021 with a finish date expected to be late 2023, commence? As this is the fastest growing area in Australia, or has been, why after almost three years has the construction of this fire station still not commenced? This is just another example of the government making promises they do not follow up on in this area. It is a huge safety issue for the people of the community and for the firefighters themselves. There is a huge lack of investment in our emergency services, particularly the fleet crisis, with vehicles that are not fit for purpose and constantly breaking down, causing very real concerns in an enormously dangerous fire and storm season.