If you break bail, you face jail. That is the crux of a new major policy as The Nationals join the Liberals in restoring accountability to Victoria’s bail system and stemming the crime wave across regional Victoria. The “Break Bail, Face Jail” policy will re-instate the consequences for repeat and youth offenders and put the…
Latrobe Valley residents are being urged to send a message to the Allan Labor Government to dump the controversial new emergency services tax. The Nationals have launched the “Scrap The Tax” campaign aimed at killing off Labor’s latest hit on hardworking regional Victorians. “The emergency services tax, a sneaky and callous cash grab will be…
The Nationals’ Member for Morwell Martin Cameron has questioned the Minister for Consumer Affairs over the disproportionate number of rooming houses in Morwell. Speaking in State Parliament last week, Mr Cameron said there were 17 rooming houses in Morwell representing 106 bedrooms – more than double the number of rooming houses in Traralgon. “There are…
The crisis created by Labor’s soft approach on crime has been underscored by the Crime Statistics Agency’s latest data, which reveals criminal incidents have skyrocketed across the Latrobe Valley. The Latrobe local government area continues to have the highest crime rate of any municipality outside of metropolitan Melbourne, with criminal incidents spiking 11.6 per cent…
The Nationals’ Member for Morwell Martin Cameron has raised questions over the validity of land valuations made by the Allan Labor Government as part of its land tax scheme. Several businesses and residents in the Latrobe Valley have approached Mr Cameron, sharing Land Tax Assessment Notices which show site values, or “taxable values”, for a…
The Allan Labor Government has failed dismally to deliver the so-called “toughest bail laws in Australia” this week, according to The Nationals’ Member for Morwell Martin Cameron. “Not only are these new bail laws not the toughest in the country, but they are not even as tough as the Victorian bail laws that were in…
A massive land tax bill that has been lumped on a local small business has drawn the ire of The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron. “It’s clear there has been a systemic breakdown in the land tax regime in this state, and the flaws span the State Revenue Office, the Valuer-General’s Office, and the…
As safety concerns spike in the wake of a stabbing last week, The Nationals’ Member for Morwell Martin Cameron has called for action on the crime wave sweeping regional Victoria. Speaking in State Parliament, Mr Cameron said Labor’s vague commitment to review its archaic bail laws was “nowhere near enough” to address the crisis. “I…
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. “For 95 years the quiet achievers at the Hazelwood North Fire Brigade have been serving the community and batting well above their average,” Mr Cameron said. “They have gone from being…
Business owners in Moe’s town centre have raised the alarm over anti-social and criminal behaviour which is eroding community safety around the new skate park on George Street. The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, met with business owners recently who reported a few repeat offenders are allegedly running rampant in the central business district.…