House debates

Thursday, 15 February 2007

  • (1 speech)
    I move: That the Main Committee do now adjourn.
  • Abbeyfield Disability (1 speech)
    I want to take the opportunity today to bring to the attention of the chamber a great story of determination and persistence which has led to a wonderful outcome. About seven years or so back, a...
  • Mr Tom Quinn OAM (1 speech)
    The last day of sittings in this place last year, 7 December, was a very sad day in the city of Bundaberg, with the passing of a bastion of the local community. Tom Quinn had fought a long battle...
  • Calwell Electorate: Community Survey (1 speech)
    I want to report to this House the findings of a community survey that I conducted in my electorate of Calwell just before Christmas last year. Residents were asked to number in order of...
  • Road Trauma Services (1 speech)
    I want to highlight the work of a relatively new Sunshine Coast group that goes by the name of Road Trauma Services Queensland. This organisation offers counselling services to victims, family...
  • Workplace Relations (1 speech)
    The central proposition of the Howard government’s extreme industrial relations laws is that every worker has the capacity to negotiate with their boss on the terms and conditions of their...
  • Volunteering (1 speech)
    I would like to spend the time I have in the Main Committee today to acknowledge the enormous contribution volunteers make, not only to the communities in my electorate of Forde. They are out...