The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has blasted the Andrews Government in Parliament for shirking its responsibility to answer questions from regional Victorians. Mr Cameron used his Members Statement last week to highlight the complete lack of acknowledgement, answers, and accountability shown by Labor Ministers in failing to respond to correspondence from Opposition MPs.…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has asked questions about the status of the Morwell Food Manufacturing Precinct which has stalled under Regional Development Victoria. Two weeks ago, Mr Cameron wrote to the Minister for Regional Development, Harriet Shing, requesting an urgent update on the project slated for Princes Drive – a significant development…
DetailsThe Andrews Government has sounded the death knell for the local timber industry with today’s cruel and ill-considered decision to accelerate the end of sustainable native logging. The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, said Labor’s call to bring an end to native logging by the end of the year would spell disaster for workers,…
DetailsThe Andrews Labor Government has demonstrated its utter contempt for the Latrobe Valley and regional Victoria with a brutal State Budget that has slashed millions in funding from key areas including health, roads, emergency services, agriculture and community infrastructure. The regional development budget has again been cut, halved from $211.5 million to $106.6 million in…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has demanded answers from the Andrews Government about a proposed high-density housing development slated for Dunbar Road, Traralgon. In Parliament on Tuesday, Mr Cameron used his constituency question to ask the Minister for Housing whether the Andrews Government had signed off on an agreement with a private developer,…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, and Deputy Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Mental Health, Emma Kealy, have called on the Andrews Government to stump up additional funding for Lifeline Gippsland in the 2023-24 Budget. Lifeline Gippsland experienced a 45 per cent increase in calls to its 24-hour crisis line during…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, and Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath, have called on the Andrews Government to stump up much-needed funds for the Tyers CFA ahead of the State Budget. The brigade provides support to Traralgon, Glengarry, Yallourn North, Erica and Rawson due to its central location, but has been forced…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has taken the plight of the Morwell CFA to State Parliament, using his adjournment debate to demand action from the Andrews Government to help secure the brigade’s future. Fire services reform introduced by the Andrews Government in 2020 introduced legislation to have CFA volunteers and paid FRV staff…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has thrown his support behind the Traralgon Tyers United Football Netball Club as it deals with the financial fall-out associated with the closure of Tyers Road and the old Latrobe River Bridge. The Bombers have written to the Minister for Regional Development seeking compensation, with attendance at home…
DetailsConsultation for the Hazelwood mine rehabilitation Environmental Effects Statement (EES) draft scoping requirements has opened to the public, and The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, is encouraging Valley locals to have their say. Feedback will inform the final scoping requirements that will guide decisions about what to include in preparing the EES. The final…
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