Ian Goodenough (Moore, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I place on record great appreciation for the service of the dedicated members of the Quinns Rocks Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade, who have endured a very busy fire season this year, extinguishing fires locally and also travelling to help other brigades across the Perth metropolitan area when the need arose. The volunteers have been based at their purpose-built facility located in Hidden Valley Retreat, Clarkson, within the Moore electorate, since 2010. Construction of the modern fire station was made possible with funding from the state government of Western Australia and the federal government through Emergency Management Australia, along with donations from local individuals and companies. The new facility is centrally located, is close to major arterial roads and has sufficient capacity to garage all of the brigade's firefighting appliance vehicles in the same location, allowing for faster response times.

The tireless work of the volunteer brigade members, City of Wanneroo employees, and local fire and emergency services staff are duly recognised in this parliament in providing a highly professional and operational firefighting service to our community.