Small businesses in the Latrobe Valley have been dealt another blow as the Allan Labor Government’s Emergency Services Tax is rolled out with council rates notices across the region. The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, said the tax – which replaces the previous Fire Services Property Levy – was an enormous impost on small…
Racing will soon resume at the Traralgon Greyhound Racing Club as works commence to redevelop the track at Glenview Park, in a move The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has labelled “a big win for people power”. After racing was paused at Traralgon in July 2024 amid concerns about the viability of the lure…
The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has backed a plan that offers real solutions for the statewide crime crisis. In government, The Nationals will introduce the $100 million Safer Communities Plan to restore safety across Victoria. While Labor has slashed youth crime prevention funding from almost $13 million a year between 2014-22 to a…
The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has expressed outrage at claims from the Minister for Energy Lily D’Ambrosio that she is “delivering” for the Latrobe Valley. While wrongly stating the State Electricity Commission was helping residents “slash” their energy bills, Minister D’Ambrosio also made the outrageous declaration that Labor was “driving jobs” in the…
The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has heightened calls for urgent action at two of the Latrobe Valley’s most dangerous intersections in light of news that trains will be running more frequently on the Traralgon line. Safety upgrades were promised for the intersection at Waterloo Road and Lloyd Street in Moe some five years…
Victorian families continue to be failed by the Allan Labor Government as the catastrophic loopholes of Victoria’s Working With Children Check (WWCC) system continue to be exposed. Thanks to a motion moved by the Nationals and Liberals in the Legislative Council last month, the Ombudsman will conduct a full investigation into the performance of the…
The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has used the findings and recommendations from a Parliamentary intern’s report to highlight the Allan Labor Government’s failures in the Latrobe Valley. As part of the Victorian Parliamentary Internship Program, Monash student Skye Blackshaw was tasked with researching the socio-economic impacts of the impending closure of the Latrobe…
The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has renewed calls for a standalone hospice facility to be built in the Latrobe Valley. With just five dedicated palliative care beds at Latrobe Regional Health, Mr Cameron said Valley residents were once again being short-changed by the Allan Labor Government. “Five palliative care beds for a region…
Several flawed land tax assessments across the Latrobe Valley have prompted The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, to call for an investigation. Mr Cameron said dozens of residents and small businesses had contacted his office in recent months to highlight errors in their land tax assessments which contain “stacked” land valuations. “I’ve written to…
The Nationals have vowed to strongly oppose new legislation proposed by the Allan Labor Government that would allow government officials and transmission companies to enter private farmland without consent and fine landholders who object. The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, said the National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment (VicGrid Stage 2 Reform) Bill would hand sweeping…