Member for Morwell Russell Northe has used Question Time in Parliament, to call upon the State Government to support the registered charities that help our local Farmers in need. “I just cannot accept that the Latrobe Valley continue to face significant and extreme weather and drought conditions that the Government can’t provide support for our…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has used Question Time in Parliament, to call upon the State Government to support the registered charities that help our local Farmers in need. “I just cannot accept that the Latrobe Valley continue to face significant and extreme weather and drought conditions that the Government can’t provide support for our…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has made a contribution on the electorate’s behalf in Parliament towards new legislation that seeks to reduce energy prices in Victoria. “Last week, the Victorian Parliament debated the Energy Legislation Amendment (Victorian Default Offer) Bill 2019”, Mr Northe said, “this new legislation has the aim to provide fairer electricity prices…
Today in Parliament, Russell Northe will honour the local victims and heroes of our community who are fighting the Yinnar South bushfire that is currently ravaging our region, in the heartfelt speech below: “I rise today to acknowledge and pay tribute to the immense generosity and community spirit of the people of the Morwell electorate.…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has today made it clear to the Minister for Resources Jaclyn Symes in Parliament that the Latrobe Valley community demands to see Hazelwood Pondage retained and reopened for public access and recreation uses. “After over fifty years of operation, Hazelwood power station was an enormous part of the Latrobe Valley…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has today in Parliament called on the Minister for Public Transport to abolish the unfair ticketing system that leaves Latrobe Valley families and students unfairly out of pocket. “Despite asking two basic questions in Question Time for this issue to be resolved, it was extremely disappointing that the Minister failed…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe said he had already been contacted by a number of Churchill residents who had expressed their concern that the town was to lose its only aged care facility. This follows news that Benetas have announced that residents at Hazelwood House in Churchill would be transferred to new facilities at Dalkeith…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe yesterday paid tribute in the Parliament of Victoria, to the Gippslanders impacted by the fires of the summer of 2009 – including Black Saturday. These fires ravaged Victoria, leaving behind an unprecedented trail of death, destruction and devastation. There were many incidents, but the Delburn Complex and Churchill fires are…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe today reflected upon the 10 year anniversary of the Delburn complex of fires that impacted a number of local communities including Mirboo North, Boolarra and Yinnar. “Whilst the fires had started a couple of days earlier, conditions were pretty horrible on the 30th January, 2009 and as the fires spread…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe today joined with Boolarra Community Hotel Board Chairman Barry Richards and Lifeline Gippsland, Business Operations Manager, Alex Todorovski along with members of the Boolarra community in a show of support for the upcoming Tom Curtain “Speak Up” tour to be held at the Boolarra Community Hotel on the 16th February.…