The Andrews Government has failed to respond to questions about its promise to deliver a new Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) for Moe in the required 30-day timeframe.
The night before Victorians went to the polls the Labor Government’s candidate for the seat of Morwell announced on Facebook that the Old Baw Baw Hotel on Lloyd Street, an eyesore which has sat derelict for many years, would be the site for the new FRV station.
In Parliament on February 22, The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, asked the Minister for Emergency Services when the build of the new FRV station would commence and called on the Andrews Government to provide a project delivery timeline.
“More than two months have passed since I demanded answers from the Andrews Government about the promised FRV station for Moe and I have not received any correspondence from the Minister,” Mr Cameron said.
“It is simply unacceptable that the Minister has not seen fit to do the bare minimum by responding to this question within 30 days.
“Labor touted the new station as ‘an investment in Moe’s future, for a Moe we’re all proud of’, complete with a high-level artist’s impression of what it would look like and an admission the site in its current state was ‘derelict’,” Mr Cameron said.
“The Andrews Labor Government has already left a trail of broken promises across the Valley, including the construction of an electrical vehicle manufacturing facility that was supposed to create jobs, and we cannot afford to let something as vital as a new fire station suffer the same fate.
“The people of the Valley won’t stand idly by as the State Government slashes funding for vital projects in regional Victoria because of its own fiscal mismanagement, and the costings for Moe’s new FRV station must be included in the 2023-24 State Budget.
“I am also demanding an immediate response from the Minister for Emergency Services about further project details and a timeline for delivery.”
