House debates
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
- Cook Electorate: Sisters of Charity (1 speech)
Dorothy Seguna and her husband, Reg, live in my electorate of Cook. Their family home was in Burraneer. Due to advanced dementia, for the past 12 months Dorothy has been a resident of the Stella... - Gorton Electorate: Deer Park Bypass (1 speech)
My constituents in the suburbs of Deer Park, Caroline Springs, Burnside and Cairnlea are very happy because the decades-old traffic bottleneck around Deer Park and in particular on the Western... - Maranoa Electorate: Queensland State Election (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about four members in my electorate of Maranoa—four people who have worked hard for the people of Queensland and who are ready to make a change for a better Queensland.... - Petrie Electorate: Harmony Day (1 speech)
Surprisingly, after that ‘speech’ that we just heard, I wish to talk about Harmony Day. Harmony Day is celebrated this Saturday, 21 March, which happens to correspond with the state... - Cowper Electorate: Informal Sport (1 speech)
In 2006 a group of mates in Nana Glen decided to play some touch football on the town’s new oval. They put up a notice at the general store and started to play during the daylight saving... - Queensland’s Sesquicentenary; Quota Australia: 90th Birthday Celebrations (1 speech)
It is with great pleasure today that I stand up to speak on a number of events that have happened in my electorate of Forde over recent weeks. To give some background to this, on 6 June 1859... - Mitchell Electorate: 123rd Castle Hill Show (1 speech)
I rise to record my appreciation for the 123rd annual Castle Hill show, which is commencing this Friday at the Castle Hill showground in my electorate. The show runs from this Friday to this... - Parthenon Marbles (1 speech)
I believe we as a parliament should recognise the just claim of the Greek government for the return of the Parthenon marbles from the British Museum. We should encourage the British Museum to... - Herbert Electorate: Queensland State Election (1 speech)
During election campaigns, good things happen and concerning things happen. We currently have a state election campaign going on in Queensland and, in the last week, there have been some terrific... - Shortland Electorate: Surf Lifesaving (2 speeches)
The Shortland electorate is a coastal electorate. The eastern border of the entire electorate is the Pacific Ocean, and so part of the identity of the Shortland electorate is intrinsically linked...
