One Nation Victoria calls on the Allan Labor Government to act

One Nation Victoria calls on the Allan Labor Government to urgently address the critical under-resourcing of the Fire Emergency Services as firefighters face another dangerous bushfire season. 

Frontline firefighters continue to struggle without adequate equipment, staffing, nor support necessary to keep Victorians safe, leaving both emergency personnel and communities at risk. 

With the CFA having issued a statement of potential catastrophic outcomes for the first time since the Black Summer bushfires, and with evacuation notices already being issued across the state, the Allan Government has serious questions to answer with regard to where the funds raised through the controversial Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF) are going. 

Under its predecessor, the ESVF raised $1.3 Billion in 2024-25, figure projected to increase to $1.6 Billion. Yet, Victoria’s firefighters are facing a fire truck and equipment crisis that leaves them with old, unreliable, and unsafe equipment. 

“This tax does not seem to be about funding emergency services, but about trying to fix the economic black hole that this financially irresponsible Government has put our state in”, said Bianca Colecchia, State Secretary for One Nation Victoria. “This is simply unacceptable, especially while firefighters are putting their lives on the line. They are screaming to be heard.” 

“It is not good enough. Victorians deserve better, and frontline workers deserve to have the proper equipment to safely perform their job and keep our communities safe. Where are these funds going?” 

One Nation Victoria urges the Government to immediately allocate the necessary resources to emergency services, while calling for transparency and accountability on the collection and allocation of the funds raised through the ESVF tax. 

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I am a member of the Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) ~ Chairman of the Oakleigh State Electorate Conference and President of the Oakleigh Branch.

Those who wish to irreversibly divide us due to our political beliefs and affiliations do so at the peril of society and community.

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Born in Cairns (Far North Queensland – Australia) I am the youngest and the only boy of a family of five. My first serious job was as a Salesperson, the announcer, then Production Manager for 4AM. I spent in excess of ten years running my own successful entertainment agency before moving to Melbourne (Victoria – Australia) where I currently live, work and play. A week after arriving I joined the sales team at JOY 94.9fm – what was to be Australia’s first and only dedicated gay and lesbian radio station. I was clearly destined to be self-employed as fate would have it. Q Magazine was born in March 2004 and as they so rightly say ‘the rest is history’.

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