House debates

Wednesday, 23 May 2007

  • Water (1 speech)
    In my electorate of Lalor and right around the country people are concerned about saving water. They are concerned about climate change, they are concerned about water and they are doing their...
  • Fisher Electorate: Sunshine Eye Clinic (1 speech)
    I was recently able to assist a dedicated new eye surgery in my electorate on the Sunshine Coast. This clinic opened last year and we were able to assist it with respect to the Department of...
  • Proposed Tyalgum Dam (1 speech)
    I rise today to speak on a very important issue in my electorate: the Howard government’s recent proposal to build a dam at Tyalgum and send the water from northern New South Wales to...
  • Moreton Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
    I hope the member for Richmond tells her constituents that the Leader of the Opposition’s advice given to the Goss government in the early 1990s—when he was in charge of the cabinet...
  • Throsby Electorate: General Practitioners (1 speech)
    I take the opportunity this morning to raise the concerns of many constituents in my electorate about the growing crisis in the provision of GP services in Throsby. For some years the population...
  • Paterson Electorate: Ambulance Services (1 speech)
    I rise today to raise an issue of concern to my electorate of Paterson. I have been approached by a number of people concerned about access to and waiting times of the ambulance service. Last...
  • University of Western Sydney (1 speech)
    Today I wish to bring to the attention of the chamber the increasing difficulties faced by my local university, the University of Western Sydney, in providing those all-important, non-academic...
  • Hasluck Electorate: Sustainable Gardening (1 speech)
    I wish to speak this morning about Zanthorrea Nursery in Maida Vale in my electorate of Hasluck which was recently declared the first sustainable garden centre in Western Australia. I was very...
  • Capricornia Electorate: Nuclear-Free Zone (1 speech)
    Every day is glorious on the beautiful Capricorn Coast in my electorate. Today the councillors of the Livingstone Shire will be asked to support a motion to protect the unique natural heritage of...
  • Children’s Medical Research Institute (2 speeches)
    On Friday, 11 May this year, I had the genuine pleasure of attending a lunch function at the Gerringong town hall in the Gilmore electorate. The event was to celebrate a significant milestone in...