Member for Morwell Russell Northe is encouraging local Men’s Sheds to apply for funding under the 2016 Men’s Sheds Program to establish new, or refurbish existing facilities. Mr Northe said Men’s Sheds play a vital role in local communities providing an exchange of skills and important meeting place for men. “Men’s Sheds are valuable community…
Gippsland commuters on the Traralgon line are facing extended delays, cancelled services and replacement coaches with no public comment from Daniel Andrews or his Public Transport Minister. The failure of a VLocity train to trigger a boom gate Friday at Dandenong has apparently caused the cancellation of VLine services on suburban rail lines. Coalition Members…
Nationals MPs Russell Northe and Melina Bath are calling on the Andrews Labor Government to explain when and how allocated funding for the Morwell CFA fire station will be used. Member for Morwell Russell Northe said local CFA personnel were concerned no details or plans had been provided for the new Morwell CFA station.…
Hundreds of local primary school students have designed Christmas cards for Member for Morwell Russell Northe, as part of an annual competition. Mr Northe said that each Christmas season he asked local primary schools to be involved in the “Design my Christmas Card” competition. Four winners were selected from the field of entries and the…
Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released yesterday show 1,749 full-time jobs have been lost in the Latrobe-Gippsland region since Daniel Andrews came to office. The number of people in full-time jobs in Latrobe-Gippsland has fallen from 78, 421 in December 2014 to 76,672 in November 2015. The local unemployment rate has risen to 7.8 per…
As the festive season approaches, many people will take the opportunity to catch up with family and friends, and take a well-earned rest. Many of us are probably wondering how another year passed so quickly and are pledging to spend more time on the things that are really important to us in 2016. Christmas is…
The popular Regional Living Expo has been added to the long list of regional projects axed by the Andrews Labor Government. Member for Morwell Russell Northe said Labor’s Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford would not answer questions about the future of the Expo in Parliament last week, but then rolled out a press release on…
Students at Victorian Government schools will be stopped from learning or singing a wide selection of Christmas carols under new guidelines issued by the Melbourne Labor Government. Member for Morwell Russell Northe said the restrictions are contained in a Fact Sheet sent out to school principals issued last month, but not made public. “The Fact…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe yesterday received a tour of the newly opened Multi-Disciplinary Centre (MDC) in Morwell. Mr Northe said the new MDC is a one stop shop for victims of sexual abuse and is designed to improve local responses. “In government, the Liberal-National Coalition provided $4.8 million in the 2012-13 budget towards the…
Multicultural groups in the Morwell electorate are being encouraged to apply for a grant to run multicultural celebrations, festivals, and events across the electorate. Member for Morwell Russell Northe said the Multicultural Festivals and Events Funding (MFE) Program 2015-16 provided groups with the opportunity to access grants ranging from $500 to $100,000. “These grants support…