Eastern Victoria Region
Renee HEATH (Eastern Victoria) (12:32): (172) My question is for the Minister for Emergency Services, and it is: will she come and visit the Lang Lang fire station with me to see the urgent upgrades that are required? Last week I visited the Lang Lang CFA, an incredible group of volunteers that respond to 100 to 130 call-outs per year and assist strike teams wherever they are needed across Victoria and interstate. They have responded to car and other vehicle accidents; grass, house and bushfires; and floods, storms and natural disasters, and they assist the SES whenever needed. I walked through the fire station and saw their 3.4C heavy tanker, one ultralight ute and one lightning unit. A new station is on the wish list to allow for the training of new volunteers, and they need a backup vehicle for when theirs is away on strike teams. I want to thank the local volunteers and also their employers for allowing their staff to serve in areas of the community in this way.