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…
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…