South West Fire risk?

30 September 2020

3HA

Member for Western Victoria … BEV MCARTHUR .. is alarmed that Regional communities in the south-west… are facing significant fire risk.

Ms McArthur she’s concerned because of the prohibition on Melbourne residents who cannot currently travel to their secondary properties to undertake maintenance.

She says ... Residents in the designated metropolitan Melbourne area .. such as KYLIE BORG OF ROCKBANK .. have been told by Victoria Police that necessary removal of vegetation does not constitute ‘emergency maintenance’.

With the fire danger period fast approaching.. according to the CFA in some areas - “the Fire Danger Period may be declared as early as October”... Ms McArthur says people should be able to travel to their secondary properties to allow maintenance for "fire risk mitigation.