Opposition Leader Jess Wilson has signed a volunteer pledge committing a future Liberal and Nationals Government to increased funding and support for the Country Fire Authority during a visit to the Wollert brigade in Melbourne’s north.
Ms Wilson and Liberal Member for the Northern Metropolitan Region Evan Mulholland met volunteers at the station yesterday to hear about pressures facing the brigade in one of Victoria’s fastest growing corridors.
“The Wollert CFA volunteers are doing a fantastic job serving their local community and ensuring residents along Melbourne’s rapidly growing north more broadly are protected from all manner of emergencies,” Ms Wilson said.
“They desperately need the support of a government that will commit to funding and resourcing them properly, which just isn’t happening under Labor’s wrong priorities.”
Ms Wilson said she was “proud to sign this pledge and commit that—if elected—a Wilson Liberal and Nationals Government will provide the CFA the support it deserves.”
She thanked Wollert CFA Captain Senad Tubic and First Lieutenant Tony Ellis “for the invitation and for the brave work your brigade did over summer fighting dangerous fires in towns like Longwood, Ruffy and Harcourt.”
“I also acknowledge the outstanding work volunteers from our wonderful Indian community provide to this brigade,” she said.
Mr Mulholland also signed the pledge and said the visit gave Ms Wilson the opportunity to see local concerns firsthand.
“It’s great to host Jess Wilson here in Wollert and for her to see the challenges this community is facing, like so many across Victoria, thanks to Labor’s neglect,” he said.
“I’m also a proud signatory of the CFA volunteer pledge and I’ve seen firsthand the important work they do to keep our community here in the north safe.”
“Labor’s neglect of this community is beyond contempt. I look forward to working with Jess Wilson and our team to provide the support and infrastructure the CFA and the Wollert community desperately needs.”
The visit comes as emergency services in Melbourne’s outer suburbs face growing demand linked to population growth and expanding housing estates in the north.
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