A $17 million Hi-Tech Precinct for Morwell was announced by the Victorian Government today. The former Coalition government allocated $20 million for Federation Training, but this funding has not been spent since the Andrews Labor Government was elected. Member for Morwell Russell Northe: Hazelwood workers need real jobs to go to in their field when…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe is calling on the State Government to extend a Traralgon bus route to ensure public transport users can access businesses and homes in the town’s east. With a number of developments in Traralgon East over recent years Mr Northe said the extension of bus route 45 was needed now…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe today joined with Shadow Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises Neale Burgess and local businesses to call on the Labor Government to provide real solutions for the Hazelwood closure. The Government must create real jobs for the workers that will be displaced in March, sooner rather than later. Mr Northe…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — My question is to the Minister for Industry and Employment. On Tuesday the minister said that 250 Hazelwood jobs would be retained for the site clean-up post-March 2017 and told the house that: … we do welcome the decision by the company in relation to their workforce to keep workers on. Bearing in mind…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — Minister, if you cannot even get your facts right about how many Hazelwood employees are going to be given ongoing jobs, how on earth can Hazelwood workers and their families have any confidence that you will give them a real job in April 2017?
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — My question is to the Premier. Following the announcement of the closure of Hazelwood power station, the government has spruiked the possibility of government departments and agencies being relocated to the Latrobe Valley. Premier, how can the Latrobe Valley community have any trust in your government actually following through on this latest promise…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — Premier, given your government’s pending closure of Ambulance Victoria’s regional headquarters in Morwell, can you tell the community how many local staff have already been forced to relocate from Morwell, and can you guarantee that none of the remaining workers will be joining the thousands of people already in the unemployment queue in…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — (11 988) My constituency question is to the Minister for Resources. Minister, what is the latest information with regard to your government’s coal policy, which is supposed to be released before the end of this year? At a time of escalating unemployment in the Latrobe Valley many people within our community are keen to…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — The shock of Hazelwood power station closing in less than five months continues to bite in the Latrobe Valley community, particularly when the expectation was that a gradual closure would occur, which was the Labor government’s policy. The many workers, contractors and businesses that will be directly or indirectly impacted upon by this…
Mr NORTHE — I want to acknowledge one of our community’s unsung heroes, John Paulet. John has volunteered his time and effort towards the sport of basketball and recently retired from official duties with the Traralgon Amateur Basketball Association. John served as treasurer for 40 consecutive years and quite rightly is a life member of the association. John…