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.…
Shadow Minister for Higher Education and Skills, Steph Ryan today heard first-hand the issues affecting local students by the closure of a number of local Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). Ms Ryan along with Member for Morwell Russell Northe and Member for Eastern Victoria Region Melina Bath, met with Graeme MacReadie who is advocating on behalf…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe and Shadow Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises, Neale Burgess met with local businesses across the Morwell electorate today to discuss the impact of the Government’s AFL Grand Final Parade public holiday. Mr Northe said local businesses were being forced to again endure the damaging impact of the Andrews Labor…
Unemployment in Latrobe City Council has risen 1.3 per cent in just one quarter under Daniel Andrews according to this quarter’s Small Area Labour Markets figures. (Source: The Australian Government Department of Employment – June quarter 2016) Since Daniel Andrews and Labor came to office the unemployment rate in Latrobe has risen from 7.3 per…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe is encouraging local sporting clubs and community groups to apply for funding available through a Community Shade Grant Program which is now open. “The program provides grants of up to $50,000 to construct a new shade, purchase a portable shade, plant a natural shade or repair an existing shade,” Mr…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe is calling for nominations for outstanding local women to be inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women for 2017. Mr Northe said the Women’s Honour Roll, established in 2001, celebrates the achievements of Victorian women in a wide range of fields including women from diverse backgrounds, aboriginal women, women…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe is calling for nominations for the Victorian Young Achiever Awards for 2017. Mr Northe said the Young Achiever Awards recognise the achievements of young Australians who have worked to provide a service, program or project for young people that has resulted in positive, youth-led changes in a local community. “Just…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has criticised the Melbourne Labor Government for failing to adequately answer questions in relation to its own Night Network Service. On Thursday 26th May 2016, Mr Northe asked the Minister for Public Transport, Jacinta Allan a series of questions in relation to the Night Network service which operates from Southern…
Member for Morwell, Chair of Latrobe L2P and member of the Shine a Light on Road Safety committee, Russell Northe this week in Parliament requested that road trauma support and counselling services be extended into the Gippsland region. Mr Northe said he had spoken with two local mums in Carola Atkin and Lisa Cook who both…