Member for Northern Victoria Region Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell has been a long-time advocate for greater accessibility to firewood in Moria Shire and used Question Time in State Parliament last week to put further pressure on Environment Minister Steve Dimopoulos to create collection points in the Moria LGA.
“Moira Shire is 4045 square kilometres in size and yet there is not one firewood collection point in the entire LGA for residents to get the wood they need to heat their homes and cook their meals,” said Mrs Tyrrell.
“This is unacceptable, particularly for older residents and I call on the Minister to act to help Moira residents before the collection season ends at the end of June.”
