Euroa electorate
Ms RYAN (Euroa) (14:45): (6420) My constituency question this afternoon is for the Minister for Emergency Services, and I would like to ask her when the Andrews government will fund a new CFA station for the hardworking, dedicated CFA volunteers at Heathcote. I wrote to the minister a number of months ago asking her to come and speak with the brigade about their needs. The shadow minister has very kindly visited and sat down and had an extensive conversation with those volunteers about what they are looking for. I know that the minister came last week to announce a new weather station in Heathcote, but I would really like to know when she is going to take up the concerns of those volunteers and progress a new station for the town. We know that the Andrews government is collecting a staggering $800 million through the fire services property levy this year from landholders. They are paying out just $11 million in new CFA initiatives.