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POLICY INITIATIVES

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Hello and welcome to my website! As your local state member of Parliament I’m pleased
to give you a voice on State Government matters.

I believe the Latrobe Valley is a great place to live and raise a family and I want to work with my local community to make it even better.
You can be confident that I will always fight for a fair go for locals and a fair share of government funding for our region.

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November 17, 2021

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November 10, 2021

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August 11, 2021

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Russell Northe MP

5 days ago

Having had many conversations over the past week or so with various businesses (including last night at the LCBTA awards and at a Rotary business breakfast this morning), organisations, employees and volunteers it’s obvious that the vaccinated economy in which the Government expects us to operate in is causing a great deal of angst, anger and confusion. Months ago I expressed my own personal concern that the Government was essentially creating two classes of persons in the vaccinated and unvaccinated and in doing so this was going to cause economic, social and mental health issues and upheaval.This is even more so under Phase D of the Roadmap with children 12+ now having to be double vaccinated to be able to participate in a whole range of activities. Unfortunately it is often business owners/manager, employees, organisations and volunteers who are bearing the brunt of the frustration that is boiling over. We are hearing of stories where staff and volunteers are being abused because they are required under State Government rules to ensure customers are checking in to their establishment and certifying the vaccination status of customers. Like a number of people I don’t agree with many of the COVID related requirements and I don’t like the fact businesses and organisations have to enforce the rules set out by the Government, but all of us have to remember that it’s not the employees or volunteers who make the rules, but they are the ones who have to enforce them. I’m sure there are employees and volunteers who are acting as COVID Marshall’s at present who don’t necessarily like the rules either but if they fail to comply the reality is they face hefty sanctions and penalties. Unfortunately this is the situation we are now living in and my take home message is to please be considerate and respectful of those who are required to ensure customers check in to their premises properly, and who check the vaccination status of customers where required. Why not turn a negative into a positive. Why not say to the COVID marshall that you understand they are doing a difficult job and it can’t be easy but you are doing it well. So please be patient and courteous to those who are only doing what they are required to do. Let’s continue to support local businesses and local employees and make their life a little easier in these challenging times. ... See MoreSee Less

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Parliamentary Intern Reports

Parliamentary Intern Report – Local Jobs for Local Workers – Tom Boucher-Hill
May 22, 2020

A Fair Ride – An Investigation into the Fare Anomalies of the myki Ticketing System in the Latrobe City LGA – Jack Hunt
July 15, 2020

Parliamentary Intern Report – Alette De Koker – Why the wait? – Infrastructure Costs: A Barrier to Regional Development
November 25, 2020

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Morwell Electorate

Taking in Churchill, Morwell, Traralgon and Newborough, the Morwell Electorate covers some 1640 square kilometres in Victoria’s Latrobe City region.

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