Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — It gives me some pleasure to rise this afternoon to speak on the motion to take note of the budget papers. Speaker, with your indulgence and a little bit of digressing, I would also like to congratulate Ray Purdey, our Clerk. I wish all the very best to you, Ray, and your family in…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — (12 872) My adjournment matter is directed to the Treasurer. It relates to the government’s Back to Work scheme, and the action I seek is for the Treasurer to extend the program for Latrobe Valley-based unemployed persons and retrenched Hazelwood workers from a current cut-off date of 30 June 2017 to 30 June 2018, in addition to…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe yesterday in Parliament called on the Andrews Labor Government to extend the Back to Work Scheme for unemployed Latrobe Valley residents and retrenched Hazelwood workers to 30 June 2018. Mr Northe said the Back to Work Scheme could to provide employers with up to $9,000 for hiring and training…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — News that the Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) sawmill in Morwell will close very soon is a terrible blow for the 160 workers, their families and service providers. This is the reality: some workers have come back from the depths of despair to find a job at this organisation, yet this is now being taken…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — I rise this afternoon to speak on the WorkSafe Legislation Amendment Bill 2017. I certainly note and endorse some of the comments made by the member for Essendon, particularly on the Longford gas plant explosion. It was a horrific time for those workers at the Longford gas plant and the community. In addition…
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…