With the Victorian State Election approaching in November, East Gippsland Shire Council has placed the reform of the Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF) levy at the centre of its advocacy campaign, calling on all candidates and parties to commit to fairer outcomes for rural and regional communities.
Council is actively seeking commitments to overhaul the levy structure, which it says is placing or is set to place a growing and disproportionate financial burden on East Gippsland households, farmers, primary producers and businesses already managing higher costs associated with disaster risk, insurance pressures and the rising cost of living.
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