Tuesday, 26 November 2024

Eastern Victoria Region

Renee HEATH (Eastern Victoria) (13:00): My question is for the Minister for Health. Minister, the Lang Lang community is concerned about the future of the community emergency response team, as the house used by CERT volunteers is up for sale. I understand that Ambulance Victoria has stated that the CERT remains operational. However, the community is concerned that AV did not make a commitment about its future. Further, the community has been informed by a CERT volunteer that:

… Ambulance Victoria is getting rid of our volunteers, and the single responder Ambulance Resource Unit …

Finally, I am informed that Ambulance Victoria has not processed any applications for new recruits over the past 12 months. Minister, can you confirm whether the government has any plans to close the CERT in Lang Lang, and will you commit to investigating why no new applications to join the CERT have been processed for more than a year?