Where is the money really going??

Surplus or Spin?
What’s really behind Victoria’s budget numbers — and why it matters for every taxpayer.

We all support emergency services — but we also deserve honesty. With taxes soaring, Victorians are asking one simple question: Where is our money going?

Two services. One mission. FRV and CFA stand together in Nepean, campaigning for better fire services because this government won’t support the people who protect Victoria.

A Victorian Fire Brigade Captain has interrupted a funding announcement with strong arguments of it being politically motivated, a drop in the ocean, too little, way too long to deliver and way too late for Fire Services and our Community!

Firefighter who provided critical surveillance during the catastrophic summer bushfires has given a scathing account of the failings of the system at the first public hearing of the Summer Bushfires Inquiry.

Anzac Day holds particular significance among our alliance. We recognise, Deeply Thank and respect those who have served our country. We will always be grateful, and you will never be forgotten.

Jacinta Allan gets over $290,000 for a ‘second home’ allowance.
Bushfire Victims are denied relief.
Bushfire survivors whose homes were wiped out in January have been denied council rates relief and stamp duty exemptions, piling fresh costs onto families trying to rebuild.
The Allan government has failed to match disaster relief offered under former premier Daniel Andrews, despite pleas from locals, as the recovery drags into its third month.

Labor MPs Maree Edwards and Vicki Ward have been heckled while unveiling a $365 million state budget boost for firefighters.

FIRE SERVICE FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT A DROP IN OCEAN COMPARED TO $5.4 BILLION TAX

Funding for fire services is long overdue after years of underinvestment

Government is collecting more than $5.4 billion through increases to the fire services levy

Upgrading the ageing professional firefighting fleet would cost a few hundred million dollars- a small portion of the additional levy revenue being collected

Whilst Victorians pay an extra $5billion in an ’emergency services tax and most are struggling to make ends meet’, Jacinta

The Environment and Planning committee invites registrations for those interested in speaking to the Committee at an open mic session at a regional public hearing as part of its inquiry into the 2026 summer fires across Victoria.

Registrations close 16 April.

The Environment and Planning committee invites registrations for those interested in speaking to the Committee at an open mic session at a regional public hearing as part of its inquiry into the 2026 summer fires across Victoria.

Registrations close 16 April.

CFAVG President John Houston spoke to 3AW this morning. Volunteers are asking why is the Government hiding from the home truths.

CFAVG stand up for volunteers

Decorated firefighting heroes face a crushing blow, with the Allan Government denying tax rebates on a technicality — despite decades of unpaid service during Victoria’s worst blazes

Decorated firefighting heroes face a crushing blow, with the Allan Government denying tax rebates on a technicality — despite decades of unpaid service during Victoria’s worst blazes

Decorated firefighting heroes face a crushing blow, with the Allan Government denying tax rebates on a technicality — despite decades of unpaid service during Victoria’s worst blazes

members of the UFU, CFA Volunteers Group and the Across Victoria Alliance spent their Valentine’s Day out in the community — talking to Victorians about what’s really happening to their fire services.

This time, we were campaigning on the border of Jacinta Allan’s own electorate of Bendigo East.

The response? Overwhelmingly supportive.

We had countless conversations about:

💰 An Emergency Services Tax that’s doubling

🚒 Fire trucks that are past their service life

🧑🏻‍🚒 Fire services that are under-equipped and under-resourced

Victorians are paying more — but not seeing the investment where it matters most: frontline emergency response.

Victoria’s renewable energy giants will contribute just $600,000 to fund Victoria’s emergency services this financial year, while the state’s drought-affected farmers will cough up about $71m.

Victorian communities ravaged by the January bushfires say they’ve been abandoned by the Allan Government. Locals warn that if they had waited for government support, they would have been left to starve.
“Where is the Allan Government? Where is the help?” residents ask, frustrated and angry as they struggle to access basic necessities. Calls for immediate, effective disaster relief are growing louder, as those on the frontline feel forgotten and ignored