A Victorian council has formally rejected $1 million in Commonwealth drought relief funding.
Moyne Shire mayor Mick Wolfe said councillors unanimously decided they had no need for the federal government money.
“We are not in a drought down here – we appreciate the offer, but give it to somewhere that really needs it,” Mr Wolfe told Sky News on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison attempted to fend off questions about the head-scratching use of taxpayer funds, claiming he is happy being accused of being “too generous”.
Asked why he was being “defensive” and “narky” about the issue, Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie said: “I’m not sure.”
“I think he’s just keen to get the money out the door and make sure our farmers have the support they need,” she told the Nine Network.
Labor frontbencher Joel Fitzgibbon suspects there at least two other local council areas in a similar position to Mr Moyne.
“It looks to me increasingly like this drought communities program might be more a pork barrel than one designed to help drought-stricken communities,” he told 2GB radio.
-AAP
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