Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — I am pleased to rise this afternoon to speak on the Justice Legislation Amendment (Protective Services Officers and Other Matters) Bill 2017. I wish to refer my comments to two aspects of the bill, including the banning of cash payments for scrap metal. As other members have noted, it is pleasing…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — This week in Parliament I was proud to host a Love Latrobe exhibition in Queens Hall. This was a great opportunity to showcase some of the unique and diverse businesses and organisations within Latrobe City to the Parliament and subsequently to the people of Victoria. I want to personally thank Latrobe City…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — I rise today to grieve for the workers and businesses within the Latrobe Valley and the lack of effort from this government to save and retain jobs in our community. Next door right now we have an exhibition that I am hosting called the Love Latrobe exhibition, and I encourage all members…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — (12 711) My adjournment matter is to the Premier, and the action I seek from the Premier is for his government to keep the Carter Holt Harvey timber mill in Morwell open. The Latrobe Valley community cannot afford to have this mill close. It is as simple as that. We have 160 direct employees…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — Just weeks ago Hazelwood power station closed its doors, leaving hundreds of workers without a job, and then just last week Carter Holt Harvey, the owners of a Morwell timber mill, also announced that they intended to shut their plant. This is another unprecedented and earth-shattering blow to the Latrobe Valley community, with…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — In recent times we have had the Premier and a bevy of ministers ride into the Latrobe Valley and pretend to create jobs for locals. However, this is far from reality. The reality is that our community desperately need real jobs for real people with real families, yet the state government thinks…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — I rise this morning to speak on the report handed down by the Electoral Matters Committee, of which I am privileged to be a member. The inquiry into electronic voting was an interesting one. As the member for Yuroke said, it is interesting to analyse some of the electronic voting systems…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — It really does not give me any great pleasure to rise today to speak on this matter of public importance (MPI). We really should not be having this debate this afternoon, particularly during National Volunteer Week, which is an opportunity to honour and respect those volunteers across our community who do…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — I rise this afternoon to speak on the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Amendment (Latrobe Valley Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner) Bill 2017. The bill does a number of things, including establishing the office of the Latrobe Valley mine rehabilitation commissioner. They will have various responsibilities including investigating, monitoring and reporting to the minister and indeed…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — (12 549) My constituency question is to the Premier. What is the latest information with respect to mental health support and services for former Hazelwood power station employees, contractors and service providers? Having spoken regularly with many who have worked directly and indirectly with the Hazelwood power station, I am concerned…