Hansard debates

Mrs McARTHUR (Western Victoria) (12:51): My constituency question is for the Minister for Police and Emergency Services. The Modewarre volunteer fire brigade provides a crucial emergency response to fire incidents in the local area. At the last election the Liberal-Nationals promised $2 million to construct a new fire station for the brigade. Currently their existing station is so inadequate that a fire truck does not fit inside it, so it is being stored in a private member’s shed. The local member for South Barwon failed to contact the brigade members and announced via Facebook on Friday that the Modewarre CFA will receive $114 000 to build a shed, despite no such funding being detailed in the budget and the brigade clearly needing a new station, not a shed. So I ask the minister: will the government commit to building a new fire station for the Modewarre volunteer CFA so that these volunteers can keep us safe?