The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has called on Premier Jacinta Allan to act immediately to address the bushfires sweeping parts of Gippsland. In his Member’s Statement in Parliament today, Mr Cameron said Labor’s inaction and neglect on bushfire management had exposed Gippsland to additional and “unacceptable risk” of more catastrophic bushfires. “It’s the…
DetailsThe resignation of Daniel Andrews as Premier of Victoria marks an opportunity for a major reset of government. For far too long Labor has been the party for Melbourne, and regional Victoria has been forgotten. Daniel Andrews’ legacy in the Latrobe Valley is nothing more than a trail of broken promises and neglect. He cancelled…
DetailsAnother backflip by the Andrews Labor Government, under pressure from The Nationals, has resulted in the return of the Victorian Community History Awards and Local History Grants Program. The recent announcement is music to the ears of local Historical Societies and local history groups who play a significant role in preserving and sharing Latrobe Valley…
DetailsLatrobe Valley residents are paying the highest combined power bills in Victoria, and the Andrews Labor Government must act now to provide financial relief, according to The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron. The St Vincent de Paul Society’s tariff tracker reveals Valley households are being gouged, on average, $4425 per year for gas and…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has written to the Minster for Police requesting an urgent meeting to discuss the surge in violent and anti-social behaviour across the Latrobe Valley. It comes after Mr Cameron launched a petition last week, calling on the Andrews Labor Government to increase police and Protective Services Officers (PSO)…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has celebrated the Latrobe Valley’s kinship carer community to mark Kinship Care Week. At the invitation of Kinship Carers Victoria, Mr Cameron attended the Berry Street Kinship Care Luncheon on Monday, to learn more about the important role kinship carers play in the lives of children and young…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has launched a petition for more police and Protective Service Officers (PSO) resources for the Latrobe Valley after a concerning surge in violent and anti-social behaviour across the region. Business owners and retailers in shopping centres and across the Morwell, Moe, Traralgon and Churchill CBDs have contacted Mr…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has called on Labor to provide compensation to small businesses across the Valley who will wear a huge financial hit due to the disastrous cancellation of the Commonwealth Games. “Last week I met with the owners of a motel located on the doorstep of the would-be athletes village…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, is encouraging local football and netball clubs to apply for the 2023-24 Country Football and Netball Program grants through their Local Government Authority. Grants of up to $250,000 are available to make more sport infrastructure developments a reality, including court and oval lighting upgrades, changeroom developments and new…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has slammed the Andrews Labor Government for making a false and sweeping claim that unemployment in regional Victoria has hit a record low. Small Area Labour Market data for the March 2023 quarter shows the unemployment rate in Morwell sits at a staggering 11.5 per cent – the…
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