Monday, 24 November 2025

People power wins

People power has won with the State Government announcing a backflip on its controversial Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund levy on Friday afternoon. Amid protests, backlash from rural communities and Baw Baw Shire Council taking a stand to...

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by The Gazette
People power wins
Baw Baw Shire councillors took a stand against the levy at last week's council meeting, to the cheers of hundreds of people gathered inside and outside the West Gippsland Arts Centre - (from left) Councillors Adam Sheehan, Paul Pratt, Ben Lucas, Kate Wilson, acting mayor Tricia Jones, Jess Hamilton, Suzanne Allen and Brendan Kingwill.

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