Rural Fire Brigades Assn queries use of levy money for quarantine costs

Sally Gall
Updated June 9 2020 - 10:55am, first published June 4 2020 - 10:30am
Rural Fire Brigades Association of Queensland general manager Justin Choveaux has queried a possible misuse of fire service levies for quarantining people returning from overseas.
Rural Fire Brigades Association of Queensland general manager Justin Choveaux has queried a possible misuse of fire service levies for quarantining people returning from overseas.

The use of $16 million of fire service money levied from Queensland ratepayers to pay for hotel quarantine expenses is being queried by the Rural Fire Brigades Association of Queensland.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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