This week in Parliament I gave a shout out to those volunteers and professional emergency services who were fighting fires in my electorate over the weekend.
Serious fires were burning in the north west of Wannon and along the Great Ocean Road.
The weather conditions that we faced in Victoria were hot and windy which meant that those bushfires needed to be brought under control rapidly and that’s what happened.
The fact that year in year out, volunteers and professionals are prepared to put their lives on the line to keep our local communities safe should not go without recognition. They do it very selflessly, they do it not wanting recognition, but time and time again, they put themselves in harm’s way to protect us.
Thank you.
