Wednesday, 12 November 2025

 Joe McCRACKEN (Western Victoria) (12:50): (1941) My question is to the Minister for Emergency Services. Last week, I and my colleague Beverley McArthur visited the Melton fire brigade. We inspected the trucks and were told that only one tanker can be used to respond to fire incidents. In the last census Melton had a population of 178,960, with estimates for 2025 showing it should now be well over 220,000 people. How is one tanker going to respond to an incident covering that many people? I really do hope that they are not short-changed, especially when we are heading into fire season. My question to the minister is: what are you going to do to fix this situation and make sure Melton is fireproof going forward?