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Tim Bull applauds East Gippsland emergency agencies for success in VESEP grant
Tim Bull, Gippsland East Nationals MP, celebrates local agencies' triumph in the VESEP grants, emphasising the critical need for East Gippsland's fair share in emergency services support.
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, is pleased a number of local agencies have been successful in the latest round of the Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP) grants. "This was a very successful program under the Liberals and Nationals, and I am pleased it has been continued," Mr Bull said.
VESEP, funded by the Victorian government, aids emergency service volunteers in purchasing crucial equipment and making minor facility enhancements
Grant recipients
Mr Bull said, "In an area that is so dependent on its emergency services, it's important that East Gippsland receives its fair share, a point I continue to make at every opportunity with the government ministers." Among local recipients are:
CFA
- Bairnsdale $65,334
- Briagolong $51,667
- Cann Valley $255,000
- Kalimna West $2,256
- Maffra $223,333
- Mallacoota $100,000
- Mount Taylor $65,334
- Sarsfield $100,000
- Tambo $2,971
- Surf Life Saving
- Mallacoota SLS $14,547
- SLS Lakes Entrance Inc $45,481
- Marine Search and Rescue
- Gippsland Squadron (AVCGA) $3,632
- Lakes Entrance Coast Guard $21,468
- Marlo Coast Guard $17,428
- Paynesville Coast Guard $20,629
SES
- Maffra $64,900
- Tambo Valley $6,700.70
Pictures from Tim Bull MP website.
Source: www.gippsland.com
Published by: news@gippsland.com
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