The Municipal Association of Victoria has reacted with anger to a Victorian government decision to refuse fast-tracking of disaster funding form the Federal Government.
Today’s announcement that $1.8B in funding will be brought forward for most states has been welcomed by the national peak body, ALGA, as a response to calls for faster support and payments following unprecedented natural disasters in recent years.
However, the news has soured in Victoria, with the MAV describing the state’s refusal to bring the funding forward as “a cruel twist.”
MAV President David Clark said in a statement today that he was “straight out angry,” and that denying councils and affected communities the money is completely unacceptable.