Member for Mildura Peter Crisp says brigades could suffer if reforms are passed: Volunteers fear

Sunraysia Daily

MEMBER for Mildura Peter Crisp says Mildura fire brigades could struggle to attract volunteers in the long-term if the State Government’s controversial fire services reforms are passed in the Upper House. His comments follow a war of words between former Mildura CFA station officer Bill Walker and current station officer Adam Young in the Sunraysia Daily […]

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