Sports and active recreation clubs throughout the Morwell electorate will receive funding as part of the first round of VicHealth’s 2015-16 Active Club Grants program. Member for Morwell Russell Northe said the grants aim to increase or maintain participation in physical activity by funding essential equipment like bats, portable goals, uniforms and balls. “This…
The Andrews Labor Government has still refused to adequately answer 14 questions asked by Member for Morwell Russell Northe about the establishment of Latrobe Valley’s new CFA District 27. Mr Northe had previously placed a number of questions on notice to the Andrews Labor Government to detail the implementation plans for District 27 after local…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe continues to question the Andrews Labor Government about the contracts for office copy paper in Victoria’s state departments and agencies. Mr Northe has put a series of questions to the Minister for Finance, Robin Scott, in relation to a new Victorian Government office stationary contract that was awarded to…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has told Parliament the Andrews Labor Government’s first year had been all talk, no action and had failed to deliver new initiatives for the people of Latrobe Valley. Speaking in Parliament this week, Mr Northe said Daniel Andrews had talked up creating jobs before he was elected, but had failed…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe today joined the Yinnar and District Community Association and current and former residents of Driffield to officially open the new Driffield Community Memorial. Mr Northe said the Liberal-Nationals Coalition provided $10,400 from the Regional Growth Fund for the Remembering Driffield Memorial project to commemorate the township of Driffield. Latrobe City…
Facts: Before the election Daniel Andrews promised to create 100,000 full-time jobs within two years. (Sources: Daniel Andrews media statement – 6 October 2014; Back to Work – Victorian Labor’s Plan for 100,000 Jobs.) Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released today show that Gippsland has lost 1,500 full-time jobs since Daniel Andrews came to office…
Jobs and the economy are on the agenda today as Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh and Member for Morwell Russell Northe tour a local business in the Latrobe Valley. Mr Walsh and Mr Northe will meet with Peter Ceeney, Chair of the Latrobe City Business Tourism Association, and tour his business Gippsland Trade Printers.…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has used a visit from Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh to highlight the desperate need to upgrade Newborough CFA Station, which the Labor Government refuses to fund. Mr Northe said the Liberal-Nationals Coalition committed $1.2 million for a new station prior to the 2014 election, but Labor had…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe spoke in Parliament this week of the Coaliton Government’s $73 million investment to upgrade Latrobe Regional Hospital (LRH). Mr Northe said he was proud that the Coalition Government had allocated $73 million towards the Stage 2a development of the hospital in its 2014/2015 budget. “Works will commence shortly and I…
Member for Morwell Russell Northe has welcomed the commencement of Morwell Primary School’s Regeneration Project. Mr Northe said clearing the old Morwell High School site on McDonald Street had started. “The Morwell Primary School Regeneration Project will merge Commercial Road Primary School, Morwell Primary School and Tobruk Street Primary School onto one site,” Mr Northe…