200 DAYS TO THE ELECTION and the mood in the bush is changing.
Across regional Victoria, frustration is turning into something much bigger.
People still remember the night hundreds of CFA brigades went offline in protest.
They remember the warnings that were ignored.
They remember being told to pay more.
And they remember volunteers still fundraising for trucks, stations and equipment.
The resentment hasn’t faded.
It has hardened.
The Bushfire Inquiry confirmed what many already believed — frontline volunteers and regional communities are still not being properly heard.
This is no longer just about one tax.
It’s about trust.
It’s about respect.
And it’s about whether regional Victoria is being taken for granted.
Across brigade sheds, farms and country towns, a groundswell is building.
And governments ignore regional Victoria at their own risk
