Earlier this week, a fire truck from Eastern Hill Fire Station 01 went off the road due to failures. The replacement? A replica billy cart. There are no spare fire trucks left to replace it.
Firefighters have been warning about this crisis for four years. This week, the Victorian Auditor-General’s damning report confirmed just how bad the situation has become.
And what are Premier Ben Carroll and former firefighter Minister Paul Edbrooke offering?
Maybe fixing the problem in a decade — if re-elected.
The Carroll Government would rather save money than save lives. Paul Edbrooke should know better than anyone what firefighters need to protect Victorians.
Victorians don’t have a decade to wait. We need reliable fire trucks NOW.
Stop the excuses. Fund the fleet. Protect Victorian lives.
