The city of Latrobe has lost 37 public housing properties since 2018 under the Labor Government. “This is the government’s own data, and all the grandstanding about addressing the housing crisis is the reality that local public housing stocks have actually reduced,” The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, said. “Under the much-hyped Big Housing…
After another accident at the notorious Bank Street intersection in Traralgon last night, two Latrobe Valley Members of Parliament say lives are being put at risk because the State Government has failed to finish the upgrades at a dangerous intersection. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester and State Member for Morwell Martin Cameron are calling…
The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has urged the Minister for Emergency Services to deliver a new station promised for the Hazelwood North Fire Brigade. In Parliament on Thursday, Mr Cameron said the “quiet achievers” had been serving the Latrobe Valley community for 95 years and batting well above their average. “They have gone…
The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, is reminding residents and businesses that completed petitions calling for more police and PSO resources in the Latrobe Valley must be returned to his office by next week. Mr Cameron released the petition in September after repeated calls for additional resources fell on deaf ears and a surge…
The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, is urging the State Government to ditch band-aid fixes and take real action to repair crumbling roads in the Latrobe Valley. Following recent heavy rainfall, already dangerous roads across the region have become more hazardous and poorly patched potholes have been exposed. “People have reported sustaining serious damage…
The State Government’s three-point plan to revive the State Electricity Commission is no plan at all, according to the Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron. “The Premier had a chance to assure Victorians that Labor’s plan to revive the SEC was more than a pie-in-the-sky grab for votes, but all we have is more questions…
The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has urged the State Government to move now to prevent another fire at the Hazelwood mine. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Mr Cameron asked the Minister for Emergency Services what is being done to ensure Latrobe Valley residents don’t have to endure a second catastrophic mine fire. “February will…
The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, is encouraging local families and sporting organisations to make the most of the latest round of the Get Active Kids Voucher Program. “This Program will support children and families with the cost of participating and playing local sport,” Mr Cameron said. Through the program, eligible families can apply…
The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has received confirmation from the Minister for Roads and Road Safety that the Latrobe River Bridge in Tyers is on track for its scheduled December 2023 re-opening. Mr Cameron has lobbied the Labor Government to fast-track the rebuild of the bridge since the old bridge was shut in…
The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, is encouraging local men’s sheds to get their applications in for Men’s Shed Funding Program 2023-24.The program provides grants of up to $100,000 for men’s sheds to build or improve facilities. “Men’s Sheds create safe and inclusive spaces where men can come together, foster social connections, and actively…