This morning, firefighters were tipped off that Premier Jacinta Allan was heading into the city to hold a press conference spruiking the “Big Build.”
Firefighters rallied nearby — ready to remind the Premier that while she boasts about infrastructure projects, she’s doubling the Emergency Services Tax and slashing $100 million from Fire Rescue Victoria’s budget.
We watched as media were ushered inside the locked construction site, Government media consultants and corporate staff scrambled on their phones, and it was reported that the Premier’s office changed plans, using an alternate entrance to avoid facing firefighters.
Firefighters will not back down.
We will keep campaigning against this unjust tax hike that makes Victorians pay more while their fire service is gutted.
