Following numerous requests from Gippsland Nationals MPs, the Victorian Parliament’s Environment and Planning Committee will hold hearings in Gippsland for the Inquiry into Fire Season Preparedness. Regional hearings will be held in Morwell on Monday 26th September and in Bairnsdale on Tuesday 27th September 2016. Member for Eastern Victoria Region Melina Bath, who sits on…
The Liberal-Nationals Coalition has proposed in Parliament today to establish an inquiry into fuel prices in regional Victoria. The inquiry, to be referred to the Law Reform, Road and Community Safety Committee, would consider pricing of unleaded, diesel and LPG fuels and include, but not be limited to, five other terms of reference: Examine…
Daniel Andrews promised no new taxes or fees, but is now going to implement a $2 per trip tax on country communities not serviced by ride-share company Uber. There is nothing fair about slugging country pensioners who in many instances have taxis as their only form of transport. The Government’s proposed reforms include: “All commercial…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe is encouraging local residents to declutter their wardrobes and take any unwanted items to their local op shop ahead of National Op Shop Week. National Op Shop Week is to take place from August 21-27. Mr Northe said the event now in its fifth year, is asking people to donate good quality…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — Well, the V/Line saga continues in Gippsland with further disruptions to services, the overcrowding of carriages and the proposal of terminating services at Pakenham again raising its head. Despite the rhetoric of this government, nothing appears to have changed. Gippsland commuters well remember the massive disruption to services earlier in the year, and…
Mr NORTHE — I also want to acknowledge the passing of a local legend in Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Manthos, who came to Australia from Greece in 1953 and worked in various jobs before finally settling in the Latrobe Valley in the mid-1960s. Manny had a number of business ventures, with Manny’s Market being synonymous across many communities to…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — I rise this morning to speak on the Electoral Matters Committee inquiry into the conduct of the 2014 state election, and I do so as a member of the committee. In my comments this morning I want to refer to a part of chapter 6 on page 119 which talks about political campaigning at the…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — I am pleased to rise in the grievance debate today, and I certainly grieve for the Country Fire Authority (CFA). I also must say I grieve for the Treasurer given his comments. He had 15 minutes to speak about employment figures but he refused to talk about the Latrobe region, where unemployment has risen…
To the Legislative Assembly of Victoria: The petition of certain citizens of the state of Victoria draws to the attention of the Legislative Assembly that Premier Daniel Andrews must not diminish the powers of the Country Fire Authority (CFA). Volunteer firefighters have protected Victorians for more than 100 years across Victoria, and as a community we…
To the Legislative Assembly of Victoria: The petition of the residents of Victoria and Gippsland draws the attention of the house to the failure of the Victorian Labor government to provide funding to assist Gippsland Carers Association (GCA) with administrative costs and carer support services delivered to the community. GCA services some of the region’s…