Coalition Members of Parliament today said regional commuters face extended delays, cancelled services and deserve answers after it was revealed by Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan that VLocity services would be banned from the Pakenham rail line for at least a further 6 weeks. Member for Narracan Gary Blackwood said Minister for Transport Jacinta…
Official figures released yesterday again highlight the Andrews Labor Government’s broken promise to create full-time jobs in the Gippsland region. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released yesterday show 1,156 full-time jobs have been lost in the Latrobe-Gippsland area, which includes Morwell, Churchill and Traralgon, since Daniel Andrews came to office. The local unemployment rate has…
Member for Morwell and Chair of the Get it Built committee, Russell Northe is inviting the community to take part in Latrobe Valley’s largest group photo on Thursday. Mr Northe said the large scale photograph would be included in a funding application to demonstrate the huge community support for building a new Performing Arts…
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…