“If everyone thinks someone else will go, then no one goes. I’m proud that I push myself to show up.”
With above-normal fire danger forecast, shrinking brigades across south west Victoria have merged to cut administration overlaps.
“The more fuel available, the hotter and more intense a bushfire can become and the faster it can spread.”
The single mum, student nurse and business owner is confident if she can do it, so can other women.
As the state government doubles volunteer equipment grants to $30 million, some working for rural CFA brigades say it may be an attempt to quiet frustration.
The region’s ongoing drought and warm autumn weather has raised bushfire concerns for CFA officials.
After a fiery fortnight of rallying, West Vic farmers could see some temporary reprieve.
There are protests in Melbourne and across Western Victoria today as outrage builds over the levy hike that’s already driven thousands of CFA volunteers to hang up their uniforms.
