Thursday, 14 November 2019

 Dr CUMMING (Western Metropolitan) (18:18): My adjournment matter this evening is to Minister for Police and Emergency Services in the other place. The action that I seek is for the minister to provide assurance to my community in Tarneit and the surrounding area as to the date the Tarneit fire station will finally open and be fully operational. The new fire station in Tarneit was due to be opened almost 12 months ago. With the fire season soon approaching, will the government make sure that the fire station is open and operational? It is reasonable to expect that there will be no further delays. Will the minister reassure my community that this will occur immediately? Could the minister please explain in detail why this took so long, what the reasons for the delays were and what steps are being taken to ensure that this is not a problem in the future? The rapid growth of Western Metropolitan Region will continue, with new housing developments, shopping centres and a new train station. With this growth, the likelihood of more complex emergency incidents increases. My community has the right to feel safe.