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Labor is backing the Victorians who keep us safe with the equipment resources and support they need More funding for volunteers more aircraft and hundreds of firefighting vehicles will help keep Victorians safe this summerPowering up our volunteers Labor is delivering the biggestever Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program Minister Edbrooke today visited the Whitehorse SES Unit to announce this years recipientsMore than 31 million will be shared across 350 projects for CFA VICSES Life Saving Victoria and Volunteer Marine Search and Rescue Whitehorse will receive more than 127000 for a new 4WD twincab ute three automated defibrillators and new first aid kits The record round delivers almost 20 million for vehicles more than 5 million for facility upgrades and more than 1 million for other operational equipmentThis will deliver new trucks boats and facility upgrades for volunteers in every region including Longwood CFA and Echuca CFA which will each receive 543000 for new medium tankers Golden Square CFA which will receive 76400 for a new field command vehicleTorquay Surf Life Saving which will receive 88000 for equipment upgradesCarrum Coast Guard which will receive 58000 for new boats and vehicle refurbishments More resources for summer Labor is investing a further 53 million to ensure more firefighting aircraft and firefighters are available this summer than ever before A fleet of 60 aircraft including air cranes black hawks and large air tankers will support our firies from the airForest Fire Management Victoria will also have more than 600 ultralight firefighting vehicles to support its response including a surgepool over more than 100 vehiclesThis means Victoria will have its largestever forest firefighting vehicle fleet ready to respond this summerWere also adding 130 forest firefighters and scaling up our existing 500strong workforce to put more forest firefighters on the ground than ever beforeWere also strengthening Fire Danger Rating Signs to give communities clear timely warnings when fire danger risesThis builds on the 17 million investment in bulk water carriers and diesel security for CFA and 64 million for two portable cell service towers to boost communications during emergencies Its at risk under a LiberalOne Nation Coalition Labor has doubled investment in emergency services including 24 billion this year That includes our biggestever Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program Under Jess Wilsons LiberalOne Nation Coalition this is all at risk Theyve promised to cut VESEP grant fundingYou cant cut 40 billion from the budget without cutting emergency services that keep Victorians safe Quotes attributable to Minister for Emergency Services Paul Edbrooke Our emergency volunteers are there for Victorians when it matters most and Labor is giving them the equipment and facilities to get the job doneThe LiberalOne Nation Coalition will cut grants to CFA SES Lifesaving Victoria and other volunteers you cant cut 40 billion without cutting the emergency services Victorians rely onQuote attributable to Minister for Environment Jaclyn SymesLabor is delivering Victorias largestever aircraft fleet and more forest firefighters than ever before so our crews are ready for this summer Quote attributable to Member for Box Hill Paul Hamer Whitehorse SES is the busiest SES in Victoria and Im proud to back these amazing local volunteers with new equipment to keep doing their vital work to keep our community safe
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