Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — (12 467) My constituency question is to the Premier on behalf of Nick from Traralgon, and I hope he answers this in a more appropriate time frame. Premier, what is the latest information with respect to helping Nick and hundreds of others find new employment, given the closure of Hazelwood power station in nine…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — It gives me no pleasure at all to speak on the grievance debate today, and I grieve for the people and particularly the workers in the Latrobe Valley and wider Gippsland region. As we know, the events of the last couple of days within the parliamentary precinct give some regard to…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — (12 417) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the action I seek is for the minister to provide funding for the long-awaited Traralgon to Morwell shared pathway. This particular project has been around for about 30 years, unfortunately. Indeed our local Rotary clubs way back…
To the Legislative Assembly of Victoria: The petition of the residents of the Gippsland region and in particular Traralgon draws the attention of the house to strong community support again calling upon the state Labor government to provide funding for the construction of the Gippsland Regional Aquatic Centre (GRAC) in the township of Traralgon. The…
Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — As this government lurches from one crisis to another, the Latrobe Valley community should be in no doubt that this state government is more concerned about its own future than that of Latrobe Valley workers, contractors and businesses. This is a government in complete denial — denial about the systematic rorting by some of…
Member for Morwell Russel Northe has today taken the opportunity in Parliament to raise concerns around the closure of Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) and the effects on the Latrobe Valley community. Mr Northe said this is an extremely difficult time for CHH employees, their families, contractors and service providers. “It is understood that many CHH…
Daniel Andrews refuses to take action to fix the violent crime rate in Victoria, Member for Morwell Russell Northe has said. New figures released by the Victorian Crime Statistics Agency today show crime across the Latrobe LGA rose 21.11 per cent since December 2014, up from 11,964 total offences at December 2014 to 14,490 offences…
Some of the Latrobe Valley’s most innovative businesses will be on show in the Victorian Parliament this week as part of ‘Love Latrobe’, an exhibition that celebrates and promotes the successes of our local business community. The exhibition, to be hosted by Nationals’ Member for Morwell Russell Northe, will see local businesses and organisations from…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe and Leader of the Nationals Peter Walsh met with Andrew Graham of Traralgon Timber and Hardware today to discuss the downstream impacts that the closure of Carter Holt Harvey will have on local businesses. Mr Northe said the closure of Carter Holt Harvey would have a real and damaging impact…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe today spoke in Parliament about the Victorian Governments absolute neglect of local jobs in Latrobe Valley and its refusal to save existing jobs in the region. Mr Northe said last week’s announcement that Carter Holt Harvey’s Morwell Mill will likely close its operations follows a long list of businesses that…