Grampians fire

Brigades share in funding boost, but Pomonal misses out

CFA brigades across Lowan will receive more than $3.1 million combined through this year’s Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program, but the Labor government has critically overlooked upgrades for one of the electorate’s most heavily bushfire-impacted towns. Twenty-seven brigades will receive funding through the program – which provides grants on a 2:1 basis – for equipment,…