36 “We’re all about our community” www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au REDISCOVER NEWSPAPERS THE POWER OF 21 GEORGE STREET, MORWELL 3840 TELEPHONE 0351354444 $1.80 inc. GST COMMUNITY CORNER WITH GREGOR BENNY’S BRILLIANT DAY VALLEY SPORT MINISTRY ROLEFOR SHING TALKABOUT AGOOD DROP INSIDE TODAY PAGE8 12 14 12 13 SHOWER ORTWO MOSTLY SUNNY SHOWER ORTWO SHOWER ORTWO WEDNESDAY, 29 JUNE, 2022 www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au TREATY, YEAH! Ontrack By MICHELLE SLATER VICTORIA is another step closer to forming a Treaty with the state’s First Nations people with a historic Bill set to pass the upper house of parliament. First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria South East representative and Kurnai man Peter Hood was in parliament last week watching assembly co-chairs make an address on the Treaty Authority Bill. The Bill, once passed, will facilitate an agreement signed earlier this month between the government and the First Peoples’ Assembly to establish an independent Treaty umpire. The Treaty Authority will sit outside the usual government bureaucracy and be led entirely by First Nations people. An independent panel will appoint five members to the authority. The Bill passed the lower house and is set to go through the upper house with by-partisan support when parliament resumes in August after the winter break. Bangerang and Wiradjuri Elder Geraldine Atkinson and Nira illim bulluk man of the Taungurung Nation Marcus Stewart addressed the lower house in both English and Aboriginal languages. Mr Hood said it was a “good feeling” to walk into parliament and watch the co-chairs donned in possum skin cloaks make their speeches. “I started thinking about my parents and grandparents who came off the Lake Tyers Mission and then moved to Newborough. Here is their grandson sitting in parliament for this momentous occasion, it gave me thought on how far we’ve come. I felt lucky and privileged to represent my mob,” the Moe man told The Express. Mr Hood was elected as a regional representative into the assembly in 2019 to work with the state government to create the processes and rules for treaty negotiations. An artist’s impression of what the Morwell Train Station will look like when the current upgrades are completed. FULL STORY - PAGE 10 Continued on page 3 Darren Chester Member for Gippsland Shopping Locally Creates Local Jobs www.darrenchester.com.au Authorised by Darren Chester, The National Party of Australia, Level 13, 30 Collins Street, Melbourne. pp e. 21 GEORGE STREET, MORWELL 3840 TELEPHONE 0351354444 $1.80 inc. GST COMMUNITY CORNER WITH GREGOR BENNY’S BRILLIANT DAY VALLEY SPORT MINISTRY ROLEFOR SHING TALKABOUT AGOOD DROP INSIDE TODAY PAGE8 12 14 12 13 SHOWER ORTWO MOSTLY SUNNY SHOWER ORTWO SHOWER ORTWO WEDNESDAY, 29 JUNE, 2022 www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au Ontrack By MICHELLE SLATER VICTORIA is another step closer to forming a Treaty with the state’s First Nations people with a historic Bill set to pass the upper house of parliament. First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria South East representative and Kurnai man Peter Hood was in parliament last week watching assembly co-chairs make an address on the Treaty Authority Bill. The Bill, once passed, will facilitate an agreement signed earlier this month between the government and the First Peoples’ Assembly to establish an independent Treaty umpire. The Treaty Authority will sit outside the usual government bureaucracy and be led entirely by First Nations people. An independent panel will appoint five members to the authority. The Bill passed the lower house and is set to go through the upper house with by-partisan support when parliament resumes in August after the winter break. Bangerang and Wiradjuri Elder Geraldine Atkinson and Nira illim bulluk man of the Taungurung Nation Marcus Stewart addressed the lower house in both English and Aboriginal languages. Mr Hood said it was a “good feeling” into parliament and watch the skin cloaks Newborough. Here is their grandson sitting in parliament for this momentous occasion, it gave me thought on how far we’ve come. I felt lucky and privileged to represent my mob,” the Moe man told The Express. Mr Hood was elected as a regional representative into the assembly in 2019 to work with the state government to create the processes and rules for treaty An artist’s impression of what the Morwell Train Station will look like when the current upgrades are completed. FULL STORY - PAGE 10 Darren Chester Member for Gippsland Shopping Locally Creates Local Jobs www.darrenchester.com.au Authorised by Darren Chester, The National Party of Australia, Level 13, 30 Collins Street, Melbourne. pp 11 Garag e. WITH GREGOR lwillappo authority. lower house and is upper house with when parliament t after the winter 21 GEORGE STREET, MORWELL 3840 TELEPHONE 0351354444 $1.80 inc. GST COMMUNITY CORNER WITH GREGOR MACTAGGART - INSIDE TODAY BENNY’S BRILLIANT DAY VALLEY SPORT MINISTRY ROLEFOR SHING TALKABOUT AGOOD DROP INSIDE TODAY PAGE8 12 14 12 13 SHOWER ORTWO MOSTLY SUNNY SHOWER ORTWO SHOWER ORTWO WEDNESDAY, 29 JUNE, 2022 www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au TREATY, YEAH! Ontrack By MICHELLE SLATER VICTORIA is another step closer to forming a Treaty with the state’s First Nations people with a historic Bill set to pass the upper house of parliament. First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria South East representative and Kurnai man Peter Hood was in parliament last week watching assembly co-chairs make an address on the Treaty Authority Bill. The Bill, once passed, will facilitate an agreement signed earlier this month between the government and the First Peoples’ Assembly to establish an independent Treaty umpire. The Treaty Authority will sit outside the usual government bureaucracy and be led entirely by First Nations people. An independent panel will appoint five members to the authority. The Bill passed the lower house and is set to go through the upper house with by-partisan support when parliament resumes in August after the winter break. Bangerang and Wiradjuri Elder Geraldine Atkinson and Nira illim bulluk man of the Taungurung Nation Marcus Stewart addressed the lower house in both English and Aboriginal languages. Mr Hood said it was a “good feeling” to walk into parliament and watch the co-chairs donned in possum skin cloaks make their speeches. “I started thinking about my parents and grandparents who came off the Lake Tyers Mission and then moved to Newborough. Here is their grandson sitting in parliament for this momentous occasion, it gave me thought on how far we’ve come. I felt lucky and privileged to represent my mob,” the Moe man told The Express. Mr Hood was elected as a regional representative into the assembly in 2019 to work with the state government to create the processes and rules for treaty negotiations. An artist’s impression of what the Morwell Train Station will look like when the current upgrades are completed. FULL STORY - PAGE 10 Continued on page 3 Darren Chester Member for Gippsland Shopping Locally Creates Local Jobs www.darrenchester.com.au Authorised by Darren Chester, The National Party of Australia, Level 13, 30 Collins Street, Melbourne. pp GP1644006 188 Argyle Street Traralgon PHONE: 5174 5311 Garages & Sheds Deal with the locals with over 25 years’ experience. Best price, Best Advice! IF YOU NEED A SHED, YOU NEED EUREKA! SHEDS! 21 GEORGE STREET, MORWELL 3840 TELEPHONE 0351354444 $1.80 inc. GST CELEBRATING OUR MASTER BUILDERS - SPECIAL 8 PAGE FEATURE INSIDE 13 14 13 23 SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWER ORTWO MOSTLY SUNNY WEDNESDAY, 27 JULY, 2022 www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au NORTHE QUITS By MICHELLE SLATER INDEPENDENT Member for Morwell Russell Northe will not be recontesting this year’s state election, after holding the seat since 2006. Mr Northe toldThe Express he will be quitting politics at the November election and would “have more to say at a later time”. “I do wish to take the opportunity to sincerely thank those who have supported me during my years as a Member of Parliament, and wish all candidates the very best in the lead up to the election,” Mr Northe said. Mr Northe was first voted into the former Labor safe seat 16 years ago, wining Morwell with 52.12 per cent of the two-party preferred vote from Labor MP Brendan Jenkins. The popular ex-Traralgon Football Club mifielder and coach first took the seat as a Nationals MP, and later turned Morwell into a safe electorate for the Victorian Coalition. 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