Dear Member of Parliament,
I am a voter and I am concerned about the Allan Government’s neglect of the Victorian fire service.
Despite a new Emergency Services tax being imposed and increased significantly for all Victorian rate payers, Victorian fire service budgets have been cut by the Allan Government.
Budget cuts imposed on the fire service by the Allan Government has reduced the protection that my family and I expect to receive as a result of the money I pay to the Allan Government for the fire service to be able to operate effectively.
I request that the new Emergency Services tax be spent on replacing out-of-date, unreliable and dangerous fire trucks and on the life-saving equipment that Firefighters require to protect them and the community. The new Emergency Services tax should be spent on guaranteeing firefighter and community safety – not reducing it.
Firefighters’ safety depends on critical, up-to-date equipment to enable them to enter burning buildings to save life and property. This is the very purpose of the Emergency Services tax. It is not a purpose of the Emergency Services Tax to pay law firms to remove the firefighters’ protective equipment that Firefighters depend on to save life and protect property.
A key consideration when I cast my vote, is that that my Member of Parliament represents the interests of me and my family – in particular, when it comes to our safety. I expect that my Member of Parliament will mandate the necessary requirements to guarantee the safety of my family and I.
I am informed that our safety is being significantly compromised by the actions of the Allan Government.
When I call 000, I expect that a safe and working fire truck to arrive with firefighters who have the necessary tools and protective equipment to save my life and protect my property.
Victorians should not be paying more for a lesser service.
When the Allan Government slashes the fire service, Victoria burns.
Yours Sincerely,
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