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■ Euroa MLA Annabelle Cleelande has joined with Nationals colleagues in a fight to ‘Scrap The Tax’, aimed at killing off Labor’s emergency services tax. Ms Cleeland said it is a tax that is set to hurt farmers, property owners, and volunteers across the state. “Under Labor’s Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund, households will see their rates almost double, commercial rates will increase by 100 per cent, industrial rates by 64 per cent, and farmers will face a staggering 189 per cent increase compared to what they paid under the previous levy,” Ms Cleeland said. “Despite these major rate increases, the tax is unlikely to see local CFA brigades and SES units receive the additional funding they so badly need. “Funds raised by the tax are instead set to be shared with core government services such as Triple Zero, Forest Fire Management Victoria, and Emergency Management Victoria – services that are already receiving significant taxpayer funding. Ms Cleeland, said the tax was hurting regional communities at a time when they could least afford it: “With drought and rising costs already making it harder to stay afloat, this new tax will hit farm businesses and our regional communities hard.”
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■ An elected Coalition Government will provide $100,000 to build a BMX and mountain bike jumps track, giving young people in Kilmore. Nicholls MHR Sam Birrell said this funding will address a long standing issue for the town. “The lack of a permanent facility has led to unauthorised bush tracks being built on Monument Hill, an area with high conservation and cultural heritage values,” Mr Birrell said. “The community, and Mitchell Shire Council have been proactive in looking for a solution and vacant council land has been identified as a suitable site for a permanent jumps track. “We just need to get on with building it, and that will happen under a Coalition Government.” Mr Nicholls said that funding this BMX and mountain bike jumps track is a win for the youth of Kilmore and will give riders a permanent home to enjoy their pursuit. It will also have positive outcomes for the environment at Monument Hill, which hold special significant to the Taungurung people, he said. “The 76 hectare Monument Hill Reserve is a place for passive recreation and while bike riding is allowed on formal trails, the ‘off track’ trails are unmanaged and impact the environment. The best solution for everyone is to provide a permanent jumps track.”