'This will cripple farmers': Thousands of firefighters protest emergency services tax

Firefighters and farmers protest emergency services tax in Melbourne

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Melbourne ahead of the state's budget announcement. They were protesting against Victoria's expanded emergency services tax, which will replace the cheaper fire services levy and will be charged alongside council rates.

'This will cripple farmers': Thousands of firefighters protest emergency services tax

Thousands of firefighters with Victoria's Country Fire Authority and farmers have gathered in Melbourne's C...

Farmers, fireys protest tax ‘insult’

Hundreds of farmers and volunteer firefighters have gathered to protest a controversial levy that farmers say will cripple them.

Axe the tax: Thousands of Vic farmers, firefighters took protest to Parliament

Thousands of farmers and firefighters descended on Parliament House this morning to protest against the Victorian government's new fire services levy.

Fire levy ‘devastating blow’: Wellington Shire Councillor Geoff Wells

At Wellington Shire Council’s most recent meeting on Tuesday, its stance on the Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund (ESVF) was... Let's Stay Connected There’s no better way to stay connected with your local community than with a digital subscription to the Gippsland Times. Please subscribe or login to access all content.

Australian National Review - Volunteers Firefighters Protest, Say They’re Being Used to Disguise New Tax on Victorians

Libertarian MP David Limbrick and Liberal Moira Deeming both spoke at the protest on the steps of Parliament House. Thousands of Victorian volunteer firefighters, farmers, and residents protested in front of the state’s parliament, saying they are being used as a smokescreen for a new tax. On May 15, the Victorian Parliament passed the Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF) bill to replace the previous Fire Services Property Levy. Source…