Hazelwood power station workers are not the only Latrobe Valley workers neglected by the Andrews Labor Government, Member for Morwell Russell Northe said. Since December 2014, unemployment has skyrocketed rising 50 per cent in Latrobe City and nearly 10,000 people have lost full-time work in the Latrobe-Gippsland region. Mr Northe said Daniel Andrews had failed…
Background: This month’s ABS regional jobs figures show the unemployment rate in regional Victoria rose by 0.1% taking it to 5.7%. Employment in regional Victoria fell over past three months with full time jobs down 8453. Since Daniel Andrews came to office, the unemployment rate in Latrobe – Gippsland has gone from 6.1% to 8.0%;…
Daniel Andrews is leaving the Latrobe Valley in the dark on what he knows of the possible closure of Hazelwood power station, Member for Morwell Russell Northe said. The closure of Hazelwood would leave hundreds of local people without a job and despite Labor first slating the station’s shutdown in 2010 the Andrews Government does…
The Nationals are pleased that local dog breeders and animal lovers will be able to have their say through an inquiry that will investigate proposed new pet breeding laws. Mr Northe said the Liberal-National Coalition was successful in establishing an inquiry into the Domestic Animals Amendment (Puppy Farms and Pet Shops) Bill 2016 in Parliament…
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…