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Northe tables another 411 petitions in support of a Traralgon Indoor Pool

Media ReleasesBy Russell NortheMarch 8, 2017

Member for Morwell Russell Northe today tabled another 411 petitions calling on the Andrews Government to provide funding for the construction of the Gippsland Regional Aquatic Centre in Traralgon. The community has previously demonstrated its support for the GRAC with 3,575 people having signed petitions to shows their support for the development of a Traralgon…

Northe continues to fight for Hazelwood jobs in Parliament

Media ReleasesBy Russell NortheMarch 8, 2017

Member for Morwell Russell Northe is continuing the fight in Parliament this week calling on the Government to retain jobs for Hazelwood workers and contractors. Mr Northe said as the Andrews Government lurched from one crisis to another, it was clear it Daniel Andrews was completely distracted securing the future of his own job and…

Labor taxing country people to pay for city transport

Media ReleasesBy Russell NortheMarch 3, 2017

Member for Morwell Russell Northe says the Andrews Labor Government is forcing through legislation to introduce a $2 levy on country taxi passengers to pay for their botched scheme to regulate Melbourne Uber and remove taxi licences. The Labor Government has proposed – “All commercial passenger vehicle providers charge a levy equivalent to $2 per…

Constituency Question – Employment – Thursday 23 February 2017

HansardBy Russell NortheFebruary 28, 2017

Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — (12 293) My constituency question is to the Premier. Premier, what is the latest information with regard to your government finding new employment for those workers and contractors who have already lost their job or will lose their job very soon given the closure of the Hazelwood power station on 31 March?…

Members Statement – Hazelwood Power Station – Wednesday 22 February 2017

StatementsBy Russell NortheFebruary 28, 2017

Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — Here we are now, 37 days from Hazelwood power station closing and it appears nothing has changed from a state government perspective. We have local people who have already lost their jobs and hundreds more who are about to lose their jobs and are really at their wit’s end about what the future holds…

Matters of Public Importance – Criminal justice system – Wednesday 22 February 2017

HansardBy Russell NortheFebruary 28, 2017

Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — I am not really that pleased to rise this afternoon to speak on this matter of public importance as submitted by the member for Hawthorn. However, because these are very serious issues it is very important that the house does debate these matters. In my community at the moment there are…

Members Statement – Hazelwood power station – Wednesday 8 February 2017

StatementsBy Russell NortheFebruary 28, 2017

Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — In 51 days the Hazelwood power station will close its doors, and the impact on many workers, contractors and local families will be simply devastating. The reality has really set in for those who have already lost their jobs and those who are about to lose their jobs. Many casual staff and contractors who…

Statement: Barely one month to Hazelwood closure

Media ReleasesBy Russell NortheFebruary 24, 2017

A media blitz by the Andrews Government in the final days before Hazelwood’s closure will not create real jobs for the power station’s highly-skilled workforce. Worker transition should have been the first priority of the Andrews Government, but instead Daniel Andrews abandoned workers and dithered nearly four months as Hazelwood’s closure looms. In a months’…

Government must provide answers on plantation leases

Media ReleasesBy Russell NortheFebruary 17, 2017

Member for Morwell Russell Northe has said the Andrews Labor Government’s failure to renegotiate the renewal of leases of land for Hancock Victoria Plantations’ (HVP) leaves the future of the timber industry in the Latrobe Valley in question. Mr Northe said he understood that HVP has been seeking to finalise lease negotiations with the State Government for…

Andrews appoints architect of Hazelwood closure to lead transition

Media ReleasesBy Russell NortheFebruary 16, 2017

Daniel Andrews’ decision to appoint a key adviser behind the plan to close Hazelwood to manage the Latrobe Valley’s transition shows his utter contempt for the people of the Valley, Member for Morwell Russell Northe has said. The former adviser for climate change, environment and innovation worked in Premier Brumby’s private office when Labor promised…

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