Parasites In Parliament Gnaw At The Hands That Feed Australia.
Convoys of fire trucks filled with Country Fire Authority (CFA) volunteers, farmers, and career firefighters from Gippsland to Horsham, and Wagga to Warnambool flocked to Melbourne’s CBD along with thousands of supporters to gather outside Victoria’s Parliament House on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, to protest the newly introduced Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF) levy.
The levy is set to replace the existing Fire Services Property Levy (FSPL) from July 1, 2025, which aims to fund a broader range of emergency services. This new levy (ESVF) is predicted to more than double compared to the previous (FSPL) and is dependent on a property’s Capital Improved Value (CIV).
The rally itself was a success if only managing to bring the people together. For the first time in a long time, Melbourne’s CBD was rich with testosterone and felt wonderfully safe. Men in uniform stood like gentlemen, watching as politicians made promises they knew they couldn’t keep. It was truly heartbreaking to hear the people chanting passionately, “Scrap the Tax”. The vulnerable and honorable most affected by government incompetence and financial mismanagement, told stories of life on the farm and of working as volunteers. The dedication, commitment and courage required in no way exists in the House of Parliament. Today, we have a bureaucracy that exists to destroy lives, threatening to tax them out of existence.
The people are angry and mainly concerned by the increased financial strain on already struggling farmers and rural communities. Not only do they have to contend with the introduction of this new levy by the parasitical Labour Government, but Victorian farmers and rural communities are currently facing a drought while feeling pressure from the state to meet renewable energy goals. As we speak, they are already rolling out a program to impose transmission lines on private properties in rural Victoria. The people literally have no water, while Jacinta Allen calls for them to drink wine. She has been doing nothing but gnawing at the very hands that feed Australia.
There are also concerns that the spirit of Australia is being lost to unionized and government-backed career firefighters and emergency service employees. The CFA in Victoria, Australia, was established in 1945 to create an organized, volunteer-based rural firefighting service. Its main aims are to protect lives and property from fire and other emergencies, promote fire safety education and prevention, and assist in major emergencies like floods, car accidents, and industrial incidents. It is one of the largest volunteer-based services worldwide. This should stand as a credit to our country, and highlight Australia’s community spirit of resilience and mateship. It is a community which for years has supported itself through fundraising, donations, community support and corporate grants. They don’t need government’s hand in their pockets, nor do they need its interference.
Firefighters and emergency service workers are determined to keep the rallies continuing for as long as necessary or until government abolishes the tax. It is a sad day indeed when the bread and butter of our country feels forced to threaten food from leaving the farms as an effort to pressure fat cats in parliament to meet their requests. Let’s hope and pray it never comes down to that.
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