Bushfire Preparedness

Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (14:24): A supplementary, sir: my question is to the same minister. Has the minister been approved a budget allocation so that government-paid firefighters can be paid for fighting fires outside of office hours?

The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:24): I thank the honourable member for his supplementary question. The reality is that if additional funding is required, as it was this year for Bangor and other years for other fires, the special allocation is made to cover that. So, should the need arise, we will make sure we have the resources available.