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MAY 2021 - 5
Firies funding pledge
TASMANIA’S
more
than 5600 fire volunteers
are the beneficiaries of
an $18 million funding
package promised by the
Liberals at this month’s
state election.
The Liberal Government announced it would
continue to commit to
more fuel reduction
burns, more volunteers
and more mental health
supports for firefighters
in addition to new-generation technologies
Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister and Lyons MP Mark
Shelton said Tasmania
was a bushfire prone en-
vironment, which was
why it was important to
continue to invest and
deliver on initiatives that
keep Tasmanians safe.
The package includes:
• $2.5 million for the
“Red Hot Tips” Program
which supports farmers
and large landholders to
manage the bushfire risk
on their property;
• $2.5 million for our
nation-leading fuel reduction grogram to support mechanical clearing;
• $2.4 million to establish a dedicated team to
bolster volunteer recruitment and administration
in remote and regional
Volunteer fire fighters
will benefit from a
package promised by
the re-elected Liberal
Government.
communities.. This funding will also be provided
for a dedicated secretariat to the volunteer fire
and SES associations;
• an additional $1.5
million per annum to further support the mental
health and wellbeing of
emergency services personnel and volunteers,
taking the total funding
per annum to $3 million;
• $250,000 to fund access to a new-generation
defibrillators for volunteer fire trucks;
• $900,000 to stand up
a permanent multi-hazard intelligence team in
the new State Operations
Centre, which will provide minute-by-minute
monitoring of hazards
and rapid advice to commanders when planning
incident responses;
• $2 million to roll-out
enhanced standard equipment for volunteer brigades and units including
for personal protective
equipment and communications; and
• $500,000 to continue
the grants program for
Tasmania’s volunteer fire
brigades and State Emergency Service units.
“In addition, we will
guarantee the continuation of the existing policy that no fire brigades
will be forced to close or
amalgamate, and we will
deliver a new Fire Service
Act,’’ Mr Shelton said.
Perishable backflip
AUSTRALIA Postº has
reversed its decision to
stop transporting perishable goods.
Earlier this year, Australia Post announced it
would be stopping the
carriage of perishable
foods through their networks.
Citing significant regulatory
requirements
which varied from state-
to-state, the decision
caused an outcry among
small businesses across
the nation which relied on
the service to ship their
goods to customers.
Australia Post last week
announced it would continue its previous service.
An industry working
forum, to be co-chaired
by Australian Small Business and Family Enter-
prise Ombudsman, Bruce
Billson had been formed
to resolve cross-state regulatory issues as part of
Australia Post’s commitment to support producers shipping perishable
goods.
The
announcement
was a relief to small businesses and producers, but
a sense of caution is still
being felt.
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