Country Fire Authority Hamilton Air Base

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Victorian Parliament – November 12, 2019 –  Ms KEALY (Lowan) (13:55:36): As we enter another fire season Labor has again failed to provide funding for vital upgrades to the Hamilton CFA air base. We must protect and support our volunteers to refill our firefighting air fleet as quickly as possible, not only providing a safe…

Labor votes to destroy the CFA

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Daniel Andrews succeeded last week in his plan to tear apart our CFA. After years of war on our CFA volunteers, the Andrews Labor Government’s destructive CFA Bill passed the Legislative Council with support of Labor MPs, the Greens and the Animal Justice Party. It will see the CFA stripped of its paid staff, which…

Budget Papers 2019- 2020

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Victorian Parliament – June 19, 2019 – Ms KEALY (Lowan) (12:55:02): It is a fortunate privilege to be able to respond to the state budget this year, but it is unfortunate that my response is more about the lack of what is in the budget for my electorate of Lowan and my part of the state-in…

Local volunteers blocked from having their say on CFA Bill

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The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is incensed that Daniel Andrews is pushing ahead with his plan to tear apart the CFA by using Labor’s numbers in Parliament to gag debate and pass his divisive Bill through the lower house this week. “The Andrews Government shut down consultation with local communities and allowed just…

Labor moves on CFA now federal election is over

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The Andrews Labor Government has confirmed the fears of local volunteers by today reintroducing to Parliament its divisive and flawed legislation to smash up the CFA. Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP condemned the move and said Daniel Andrews had clearly been waiting to get the Federal Election out of the way before they again…

Labor’s city centric focus continues

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The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has vowed to keep fighting for funding for important local projects after the Andrews Labor Government inflicted devastating cuts on country Victoria in today’s horror state budget. “Today’s State Budget confirms the Andrews Government has no plan and no money for country Victoria,” Ms Kealy said. “The Andrews…

Kealy continues push for Hamilton CFA-EMV Airbase funding

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The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy has again used her time in Parliament to call on the Victorian Government to provide the funding required to complete Stage 2 of the Hamilton CFA-EMV Airbase, which plays a critical role in responding to emergency fire events in south-west Victoria. Ms Kealy has been actively lobbying the…