As the festive season approaches, many people will take the opportunity to enjoy time with family and friends and take a well-earned rest. Christmas is a time to remind ourselves of the people who are most important in life, but there are also those who are less fortunate in our community, who can find the…
The Andrews Labor Government has still failed to answer if they will support the much touted Traralgon-Morwell shared pathway project, despite assurances announcements would be made before the end of 2016 Member for Morwell Russell Northe has said. Mr Northe has written to the State Government on a number of occasions in addition to…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — I rise this afternoon to speak on the Climate Change Bill 2016, and what an interesting bill it is. When you have a look at the legislation that we are debating today, it is very hard to identify decent practical outcomes of the bill. In fact, it is really merely a framework that…
To the Legislative Assembly of Victoria: The petition of residents in the state of Victoria draws to the attention of the house their concerns that the Andrews Labor government is failing to give parents with children in state government schools a voice on whether their children participate in Daniel Andrews’s controversial Safe Schools program. The…
To the Legislative Assembly of Victoria: The petition of the residents of the Gippsland region and in particular Traralgon draws to the attention of the house strong community support calling upon the state Labor government to commit to an extension of existing bus route 45. There are a significant number of businesses within the Traralgon East…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — Over recent weeks I have spoken to and been contacted by a number of individuals, workers, contractors and businesses who are deeply concerned about the pending closure of Hazelwood power station. In less than four months time Hazelwood is scheduled to close, yet there are a myriad questions that remain unanswered. Many of…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — I rise today to speak on the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) hearings of earlier this year in response to the 2016–17 budget, and I do so on the basis of the scenario that is now playing out in Victoria with the closure of the Hazelwood power station, the loss of jobs…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — It gives me pleasure to rise this afternoon to speak on the Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Amendment Bill 2016. I support the amendments proposed by the member for Box Hill and totally support the comments made by the member for Narracan and indeed the Leader of The Nationals in their contributions. The…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — I rise this afternoon to speak on the Small Business Commission Bill 2016. It is interesting to follow the member for Eltham. I think she lives in a far different world from the world I live in down in the Latrobe Valley at the moment. Apparently unemployment is being addressed by this government,…
Latrobe region has one of the highest unemployment rates of all Victorian municipalities, figures from the September 2016 quarter have revealed. The unemployment rate in Latrobe has continued to rise and is now at 11.0 per cent – a 3.7 per cent jump since December 2014. Member for Morwell Russell Northe said this increase is…