As Regional Victoria is about to enter Stage 3 Coronavirus restrictions, Member for Morwell Russell Northe is calling upon the State Government to urgently enhance testing capacities in the Latrobe Valley. “I have been contacted by so many people who are experiencing significant delays or indeed an inability to receive a vital Coronavirus test in…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has once again highlighted the concerns of local parents and families who continue to experience long delays in either sitting their learners hazard perception test or going for their probationary drivers’ licence. Mr Northe has been contacted by numerous parents in recent days who have become increasingly frustrated at the…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe is calling upon the State Government to ensure that persons residing within restricted areas of Melbourne are not breaking COVID-19 rules and travelling to and from the Latrobe Valley and Gippsland regions via public transport. Mr Northe said, “Whilst it’s all good and well that there are some checkpoints on…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has today released a personally commissioned Parliamentary Intern report, to delve into the discriminatory myki public transport fares in the Latrobe Valley. “Over time, many local users of our public transport system have not only raised concerns on the standard of some services”, Mr Northe began, “but also the unfair…
Today the State Government has announced that the rehabilitation of Latrobe Valley’s brown coal mines will be steered through the creation of a new authority, and a strategy that will guide future rehabilitation planning and works. The Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority, replaces the existing office of the Latrobe Valley Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner and subsequently will be…
Residents within the Morwell Electorate will have more opportunities to get active and play sport, with four local sporting clubs receiving funding to improve the health of the local community. “I commend the Churchill Baseball Club, the Morwell Netball Association, Morwell Pegasus Soccer Club and the Southside Junior Football Club for submitting fantastic initiatives that…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has used Question Time in State Parliament today, to flag a number of concerns to the Minister for Emergency Services that have been highlighted by local Country Fire Authority (CFA) personnel in regards to the proposed structural changes to fire services in Victoria. “For a period of months now, I…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has today in State Parliament called upon the Minister for Small Business to consider the plight of local businesses that remain closed or who struggle to remain open due to COVID-19 restrictions and measures. “I’ve been listening and talking with a number of local businesses over these past months and…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has expressed his relief following the State Governments decision to recommence driver licence testing in regional Victoria from Monday 15 June. When the Covid-19 pandemic escalated all driver testing was put on hold from March 25 except for those who could demonstrate hardship, and even then testing was not occurring…