LNP accuses Labor of misleading Queenslanders on rural firies budget

Larraine Sathicq
Updated August 19 2019 - 1:32pm, first published 10:01am
FIRE: Rathdowney Rural Fire Brigade first officer Ian Richter waited years for a promised upgrade to the old station, which finally got the go-ahead in May. Photo: Larraine Sathicq
FIRE: Rathdowney Rural Fire Brigade first officer Ian Richter waited years for a promised upgrade to the old station, which finally got the go-ahead in May. Photo: Larraine Sathicq

LNP Emergency Services spokesman Lachlan Millar has accused Labor exaggerating and misleading Queenslanders on the level of funding it is putting towards Rural Fire Brigades but the government says it spent $52 million to eliminate the infrastructure backlog for RFS and would continue to support rural firies.