House debates

Thursday, 1 March 2007

  • (1 speech)
    I move: That the Main Committee do now adjourn.
  • Water (1 speech)
    One of the biggest issues facing my electorate is securing a sustainable water supply. The evidence of the drought is everywhere. We have been on stage 4 water restrictions in Ballarat since...
  • Apple and Pear Industry (1 speech)
    I rise today to discuss the apple and pear industry and the challenges being faced by our fruit producers and associated industries. Apple production in Tasmania, for example, in 2004-05 was some...
  • Badgerys Creek Airport (1 speech)
    Last week we learned that the Badgerys Creek airport project is still on hold. The minister for transport advised councils in Western Sydney that, while a second major airport seems unnecessary...
  • Gold Coast: Road Infrastructure (1 speech)
    I rise this afternoon to talk about an issue of vital importance not only to my electorate of Moncrieff but to all Gold Coast residents. That issue is road infrastructure. It is of particular...
  • Parramatta Electorate: Girraween Activity Centre (1 speech)
    Girraween Activity Centre is an out of school hours care centre located in the grounds of St Anthony’s school at Girraween. Along with the children from St Anthony’s needing...
  • Mrs Enid Alison Dowling OBE (1 speech)
    Enid Alison Dowling OBE, BEc died on 18 February at the age of 94. She was late of Toowoomba and formerly of Tara in southern Queensland. She was born in Sydney in 1912. Her mother died when she...