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● Sam Groth, Nepean MLA
■ Nepean MLA Sam Groth has told Parliament that there is a mystery as to where $186 million will be spent with the Country Fire Authority. “ The Country Fire Authority is a central part of our great state, with Victorians directly supporting this vital service through the payment of the fire services levy,” Mr Groth said. “This levy has seen an increase of between 40 and 64 per cent, which has been implemented without broad community consultation. “Shoreham CFA recently contacted the minister and my office regarding the mystery around where the additional $186 million raised from this increase will go. “In fact while the fire services levy has increased, there has been a reduction of over $60 million in CFA funding. “Shoreham CFA is one of many stations in Nepean crying out for more support so, Minister, when will the CFA stations in my electorate get the increased funding support they need?” Mr Groth asked.
TUNNEL BENEFITS CRAN., PAK. LINES
■ The Metro Tunnel will benefit families on the Cranbourne and Pakenham rail lines, Mordialloc MLA Tim Richardson has told State Parliament. “That is what this Metro Tunnel project is all about: improving the Frankston train line’s turnup-and-go service – and for the Keysborough South legends in my electorate who access the Cranbourne-Pakenham line,” Mr Richardson said. “It has eerie hallmarks to the conversations that we see around the Suburban Rail Loop. We do not outsource the needs of the next generation, with growth and development coming into our state and more people choosing to live in Victoria or just the natural growth in our population. We do not outsource transport needs to someone else – the lost time in cars and the mental health and wellbeing impacts that that has from being stuck in congestion and having less time with your kids and your family,” Mr Richardson told the Legislative Assembly.
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● Tim Richardson, Mordialloc MLA
Battin pushes Governemt for multicultural hub
● Brad Battin, Berwick MLA ■ Berwick MLA Brad Battin has asked for “appropriate funding” for a multicultural centre out in the City of Casey or Cardinia. “The Clyde Malayalee group have started a petition to try and get a great multicultural facility, because as we know, those members out in those growth corridors have seen remarkable change in the people from the community, where we have got a lot of new Australians who have come across from India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, the Philippines,” Mr Battin said. “?And the group functions that they have put my twenty-first to shame. “They have hundreds if not a thousandplus people who come along and celebrate community and what community really is. “The events they have are dancing, celebrating, keeping the young people involved, passing their skills across to the next generation and ensuring they do things in their mother tongue – all things that are essential to ensuring a collaborative community that works together. “I know – I am not saying obviously for this – that all members from all sides of this place love going to these community events, because we get to celebrate the best things that are brought to our country from other nations, including the food; we know how great the food is. “But it is also the collaborative nature they have in building stronger, united communities, which also has a great impact on crime prevention here in our state by ensuring that the young people have a focus moving forward. “I would love to have the minister come out and join me. “We can dance out there and celebrate as we get the funding for a new facility out in the Clyde area to hold something like a thousand people so we can have some great functions,” Mr Battin said.
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