Politics & Council
18 March, 2024
New fire station wait almost over: Minister
DELAYS in building Serpentine’s new fire station have been resolved, according to Emergency Services Minister Jaclyn Symes. Ms Symes said in Newbridge on Friday that issues with underground power and connections had held up what was required to...
DELAYS in building Serpentine’s new fire station have been resolved, according to Emergency Services Minister Jaclyn Symes.
Ms Symes said in Newbridge on Friday that issues with underground power and connections had held up what was required to start work on the project announced in the State Budget three years ago.
“We have a dedicated unit within the Justice Department ... that will co-ordinate that build, so we should see some movement in due course,” the minister said.
“Serpentine has been given the go-ahead and that is being progressed through the agency and I reckon I will have more to say ...
“I have literally come out of a meeting that revisited the funding envelope for that development.”
A Government spokesperson last year said: “The Victorian Government is continuing work to deliver a new and improved Serpentine fire station. “Land acquisition was finalised in late 2022, with planning and design activities due to commence shortly.
“The Victorian Government will continue to work with the CFA to identify and support its infrastructure priorities and resourcing needs.”
The volunteer Serpentine Fire Brigade continues to be based in a tin shed with few facilities and only large enough to store the brigade’s CFA tanker.