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…
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…