No plans to burn

THE Daniel Andrews Government has no plan and refuses to talk about prescribed burning in Victoria. The 2009 Royal Commission into Black Saturday recommended the State Government adopt a five per cent fuel reduction target.
Considering the Andrews Government has not publicly stated their prescribed burning targets, a question was directed to the Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water requesting the government’s target. The response was “normally those figures are articulated through budget papers.” (Hansard, 10 February 2015).
The response will raise anxiety in the communities affected by fires in the past as we see a government not willing to commit to prescribed burning to protect Victoria.
The Andrews Government must come out and explain why they have no target for Victoria – is it they don’t understand the impact, or don’t care?
Brad Battin MP,
Shadow Minister for the Environment.