The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, had the pleasure of hosting the Consul-General of Japan, Tokuro Furuya, on a tour of the Latrobe Valley’s major industries this week. Starting at Maryvale, Mr Furuya was shown the inside workings of Opal Australian Paper’s brown paper mill where more than 500 people are employed. “Mr Furuya…
The need for Protective Services Officers (PSOs) at train stations across regional Victoria has been underscored as the Allan Labor Government confirms it has hired private security guards to staff train stations in regional Victoria in response to public safety concerns. The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, wrote to the Minister for Public and…
The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has announced the recipient of his annual Marsh/Tierney Scholarship. Latrobe City Youth Mayor Claire Lindsay was awarded the scholarship, which is an opportunity for one lucky Year 11 student to join an Adventure Kokoda trip in the July school holidays. The Marsh/Tierney Scholarship, worth $6300, provides our younger…
The proliferation of rooming houses across the Latrobe Valley has again drawn criticism from The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron. Residents in Churchill have raised concerns over the number of rooming houses in the Emerald Court/McCarthy Street area, with two completed earlier this year and a third now under construction in the space of…
Last week’s State Budget has confirmed regional Victorians will continue to face more pain under Labor, while calls for investment in the Latrobe Valley have been ignored. The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, said the 2025-26 budget proved yet again that Victorians were paying the price for Labor’s financial incompetence, with the state heading…
The Allan Labor Government has performed yet another stunning backflip with an immediate ban on sale of machetes in Victoria, in a move The Nationals’ Member for Morwell Martin Cameron has described as “nothing but a face-saving stunt”. For two years the Nationals and Liberals have pushed for a total ban on machetes, yet Labor…
The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has taken aim at the Allan Labor Government for betraying regional Victorians with a “heartless and insidious cash grab” disguised as a new emergency services levy. During a marathon sitting in Parliament that concluded at 2am on Friday, Labor struck a dirty deal with the Greens and Animal…
The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has renewed calls for police stop and search powers to be expanded after a haul of concealed weapons were uncovered during a recent Victoria Police operation in Morwell. During the blitz in the Morwell CBD, local police arrested 12 people and seized seven knives, underscoring the prevalence of…
After two long years of back and forth with the Allan Labor Government, The Nationals’ Member for Morwell Martin Cameron has shared news the Old Baw Baw Hotel in Moe is finally being demolished. The derelict building on Lloyd Street has drawn the ire of Moe residents for more than 10 years, and in recent…
Shadow Minister for Police, David Southwick, has added his voice to calls for more Protective Services Officers (PSOs) in regional Victoria as a crime wave continues to sweep the state. Mr Southwick visited the Latrobe Valley this week to meet with The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, to discuss local issues surrounding anti-social behaviour…