Another broken down fire truck in Melbourne.
Another gap in Victoria’s fire services.
This isn’t bad luck. It’s the consequence of years of neglect and underinvestment by this Labor Government.
The Victorian Auditor-General has revealed that fire authorities received just 12.1% of the funding needed to address issues across their fire truck fleets.
Worse still, Fire Rescue Victoria reduced their funding requests after the Treasurer — Jaclyn Symes — directed agencies to cut proposals to fall in line with “Labor’s fiscal strategy”
While firefighters are left dealing with out of date, unreliable trucks and no replacements, Labor continues to put budget black hole debt priorities ahead of keeping communities safe.
Victorians deserve better. Our firefighters deserve better. And Labor must be held accountable.
Firefighters are asking you to put Labor last.
Authorised P.Marshall — United Firefighters Union Melbourne
