A new grants stream to provide new equipment, updated facilities and further education and training is now open to Victoria’s emergency services personnel. Member for Morwell Russell Northe said the Emergency Services Volunteer Sustainability Grants Program was open to brigades, units, clubs and volunteers from the Country Fire Authority, State Emergency Service and Life Saving…
The Andrews Labor Government has left Victorians in the dark on the impacts of the closure of Hazelwood power station on energy pricing and security of supply. Member for Morwell Russell Northe called on the Government to detail a real plan for the Latrobe Valley’s future in State Parliament yesterday. Rumours of Hazelwood’s closure, a…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe is once again participating in the Nappy Collective Giving Project and encouraging local parents with leftover unused nappies to donate them. Mr Northe said the Nappy Collective Project aims to collect hundreds of thousands of leftover nappies from 390 official drop points in 44 towns and cities across Australia. “To…
Russell Northe, together with Gary Blackwood, has called on Daniel Andrews to do something to guide infrastructure investment across the State after the Premier distanced himself almost immediately after yesterday’s release of an Infrastructure Victoria report. Member for Morwell Russell Northe said the report contained just 11 out of the total 134 recommendations to assist regional communities. ‘Regional…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has called on the Andrews Labor Government to allocate more police resources to the Latrobe region as the crime rate soars. The Victorian Crime Statistics Agency’s latest crime statistics reveal crime in Latrobe City has increased by a staggering 18.4 per cent since December 2014. Mr Northe said Latrobe now…
Grants of up to $2000 are available for young people to work in partnership with local governments or community groups to organise events that celebrate youth. Member for Morwell Russell Northe has encouraged young people aged 12-25 across the Morwell electorate to apply for the funding. National Youth Week is a joint initiative of the…
Seniors in the Latrobe Valley are invited to a number of local events being held throughout October as part of the 2016 Victorian Seniors Festival. Member for Morwell Russell Northe is encouraging seniors in Latrobe Valley to start planning and make the most of this year’s Festival. “The Victorian Seniors Festival is a great opportunity…
Grants of up to $2000 are available for young people to work in partnership with local governments or community groups to organise events that celebrate youth. Member for Morwell Russell Northe has encouraged young people aged 12-25 across the Morwell electorate to apply for the funding. National Youth Week is a joint initiative of the…
Latrobe region has one of the highest unemployment rates of all Victorian municipalities, figures from the June 2016 quarter have revealed. The unemployment rate in Latrobe has continued to rise and is now at 10.7 per cent – a 3.4 per cent jump since December 2014. Member for Morwell Russell Northe said this increase was…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has said reports this morning that the Hazelwood mine, one of the Latrobe Valley’s key employers, plans to close its doors in April are a “distressing” prospect for the local community. “Jobs in the region are very hard to come by with unemployment currently at 19.7 per cent in Morwell.…