House debates

Monday, 23 June 2008

  • Greenway Electorate: Ebenezer Church (1 speech)
    Tonight I rise to talk about the oldest church in Australia, Ebenezer Church, which is in my electorate. The Reverend Grant Bilby had the pleasure of hosting a couple of hundred people on Sunday...
  • Kingston Electorate: Hackham West Community Centre (1 speech)
    Tonight I would like to pay tribute to the Hackham West Community Centre. In particular, I want to draw people’s attention to one of the great projects that are run through the Hackham West...
  • Western Australian Gas Explosion (1 speech)
    I rise in support of workers in my electorate of Forrest in the south-west of Western Australia who have been stood down from their jobs due to the gas crisis resulting from the gas explosion at...
  • Mrs Anna Cecchin; Mr Norman White (1 speech)
    Being a member of parliament gives you a chance to meet some very special people and to share some very special moments in their lives. A few months ago, I popped in to visit Anna Cecchin. Anna...
  • Western Australian Gas Explosion (1 speech)
    Further to my earlier remarks on the gas explosion in Western Australia and as an example of the lack of transparency of the rationed gas allocation, a laundry business was allocated gas over a...
  • Team Timor-Leste (1 speech)
    As a member of parliament you are often privileged to meet local heroes who champion great ideas. Tonight I want to share a very special idea with the House. In my electorate of Hasluck, the...
  • Grey Electorate: GP Plus Emergency Hospitals (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to inform the Committee of the savage attack being made on rural hospitals by the South Australian government. It will impact so strongly on the communities to which these...
  • Shortland Electorate: Public Schools (1 speech)
    This week four schools from the Shortland electorate will be visiting Parliament House: Belmont Public School, Marks Point Public School, Gateshead Public School and Jewells Primary School. Three...
  • Swan Electorate: South Perth Old Mill (1 speech)
    I welcome the funding of $74,500 to restore the historic South Perth Old Mill in my electorate of Swan. During the 2007 federal election campaign, I pledged to pursue the federal government for...
  • Dobell Electorate: Samaritans (2 speeches)
    I rise to pay tribute to the Samaritans on the Central Coast and the wonderful job they are doing this winter. This winter in particular has already been harder than most on the Central Coast,...