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‘Second-class’ CFA fire service fears

SCOTT BOURNEVICTORIA’S peak farming body fears that the new volunteer Country Fire Authority structure will become a “second-class” service.Victorian Farmers Federation president, David Jochinke also fears that there will be insufficient volunteers available during major bushfire emergencies.The Victorian Government’s plans to split volunteer and career firefighters into two separate entities have been slammed by politicians […]

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