House debates
Monday, 26 March 2007
- Northcote Cricket Club (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon to talk about the Northcote Cricket Club. On Saturday I was delighted to attend the club’s Centenary Gala Night celebrating 100 years as a premier cricket club.... - Petition: Bali Nine (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon to tell the House of a visit to my office on Friday by Lee and Christine Rush, the parents of Scott Rush, one of the so-called Bali Nine. They presented me with 1,512 names... - Petition: Nuclear Power Plants (1 speech)
I also rise to table a petition today. The petition was presented to me and to the shadow minister for the environment, the member for Kingsford Smith, by my state member, Jeff Hunter, the member... - Law and Order (1 speech)
Despite lots of talk by the Rann government about being tough on crime, crime continues to be a concern within the community of my electorate of Boothby. Youth crime, such as speeding, hoon... - Liberal Democratic Party (1 speech)
Last week I received a letter from one of my constituents in which he complained that he had received notification from an organisation called the Liberal Democratic Party that he was an honorary... - Tasmania: Produce of Heaven Task Force (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House of a new task force that has been formed on the north-west coast of Tasmania. Leading industry representatives of agriculture have come together to form the... - Cascade Tasmanian Tigers (1 speech)
I rise to ask the House to recognise the great win of the Cascade Tasmanian Tigers last week in the Pura Cup final, where Tasmania defeated New South Wales by 421 runs—a record win in this... - Cascade Tasmanian Tigers; Antisocial Behaviour (1 speech)
I would like to join with the member for Lyons and also draw to the attention of the House the great success of the Tasmanian Tigers. Not only was it their first win in 25 years in the four-day... - 2007 Australian International Aerospace and Defence Exposition (1 speech)
I had the honour to attend the 2007 Australian International Aerospace and Defence Exposition at Avalon Airport on Sunday, along with 80,000 other people. This largely volunteer-created... - Gold Coast Arts Centre (2 speeches)
On Saturday evening, 24 March, I had the distinct pleasure of officially opening the ‘Glimpse’ art collection at the Gold Coast City Art Gallery. This collection features about 70...
