The Latrobe Valley and Gippsland Transition plan released by the Latrobe Valley Authority (LVA) is an expensive Labor Government propaganda piece lacking accountability. The Nationals have slammed the LVA and Andrews Government over its transition plan for failing to commit to one tangible or measurable action for the Latrobe Valley. Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron…
The Andrews Labor Government must heed calls to reinstate funding for Latrobe Youth Space, according to The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron. In June, Mr Cameron called on the Treasurer to reverse the decision to scrap funding for the Youth Space under the 2023-24 Budget, citing concerns about the impact its closure would have…
The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has slammed the Andrews Labor Government for its “shameful arrogance and inaction” on the housing crisis sweeping the Latrobe Valley. Speaking to a notice of motion moved by the Minister for Housing in Parliament today, Mr Cameron question Labor’s claims it was delivering 12,000 new social and affordable…
A Victoria Police community sentiment survey has confirmed the urgent need for more Protective Services Officers across the Latrobe Valley. The survey, which provided residents the opportunity to share their safety concerns, revealed a staggering 77% of survey respondents felt unsafe at train stations at night, and 75% felt unsafe on trains at night. The…
Premier Daniel Andrews and Games Delivery Minister Jacinta Allan must come clean with the true cost of their embarrassing decision to cancel the regional Commonwealth Games. Last month, Daniel Andrews said the Games would cost Victoria $3 billion, but in scrapping the event yesterday he said it would cost $6-$7 billion. The CEO of Commonwealth…
The Nationals have labelled the regional Commonwealth Games a con job after Premier Daniel Andrews and Games Delivery Minister Jacinta Allen humiliated Victorians by scrapping the 2026 Games. “Today’s announcement is embarrassing for Victorians, and another massive blow for the Valley community and indeed the whole of regional Victoria,” The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin…
Latrobe Valley residents continue to wear the real-world cost of the Andrews Labor Government’s financial incompetence as the cost of living and a raft of tax hikes continue to cripple families, businesses and pensioners. A new report released by the independent Victorian Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) confirms Victorians are paying the highest property taxes in…
The Andrews Government has again shown its disdain for the Latrobe Valley by hosting the State Electricity Commission Energy Jobs and Skills Forum in Melbourne last week, despite repeatedly claiming the SEC will be brought back to Morwell. The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, said the decision to hold the event at the Park…
The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, is calling on the Andrews Government to immediately address skyrocketing rates of homelessness in the Latrobe Valley as a matter of emergency. New data from the Council to Homeless Persons has revealed that homelessness in the Morwell electorate has increase a whopping 85 per cent in the five…
The Andrews Labor Government’s ill-conceived plan to bring back the State Electricity Commission continues to unravel with the news a key adviser has quit, as the organisation’s interim CEO confirms power prices will rise substantially under the SEC. “The SEC’s own interim CEO said yesterday that energy prices will rise, yet Daniel Andrews and Labor…