House debates

Thursday, 29 October 2009

  • Mr Cliff Dohle (1 speech)
    I have spoken in this House before of the late Cliff Dohle, a former constituent of mine and Vietnam veteran. I first spoke in this House in 2006, when I called for a re-examination of the Long...
  • Narre Community Learning Centre; Ms Emily Kilpatrick (1 speech)
    I would like to endorse the eloquent remarks made by the member for Casey on that matter. It is a great pleasure to be able to speak today about the Narre Community Learning Centre, a great...
  • St Gabriel’s School for Hearing Impaired Children (1 speech)
    I rise this morning to speak up on behalf of the St Gabriel’s Hear the Children early intervention centre, which is an important component of the St Gabriel’s School for Hearing...
  • Armenia and Turkey (1 speech)
    I want to put on the record and call attention to an event which took place on Saturday, 10 October this year. On that day, the governments of Armenia and Turkey reached agreement about future...
  • Forrest Electorate: World Stroke Day (1 speech)
    Today is World Stroke Day, which is an ideal opportunity to increase the awareness of stroke and highlight how we can recognise and remember the signs of stroke. Stoke is an interruption to the...
  • Melbourne Ports Electorate: Ms Derryn Tal (1 speech)
    I rise today to speak in praise of Derryn Tal, a Sydney artist who won the Trevisan International Art Award in Ferrara, Italy, on Saturday last. Derryn’s success is no small achievement....
  • Macarthur Electorate: Ms Virginia Walters (1 speech)
    I rise today to speak about a constituent of mine, Virginia Walters—a wonderful person in my community, a lovely young lady who finds herself, as a single mother through no fault of her...
  • Petrie Electorate: Redcliffe State High School (1 speech)
    It is my pleasure today to congratulate the 15 students of the QUTeach@Redcliffe program who graduated on Tuesday night at Redcliffe State High School. Eleven of the students who graduated that...
  • Leichhardt Electorate: Community Facilities (1 speech)
    I rise today to speak about a significant milestone in an election commitment I made on behalf of the Rudd government to the community of Cooktown and surrounding communities including Hopevale,...
  • Werriwa Electorate: Autism (1 speech)
    I take the opportunity to place on record my deep thanks to the Rudd Labor government for selecting Liverpool as one of the six locations to establish an early autism development centre. When we...
  • National School Chaplaincy Program (2 speeches)
    I rise to raise an issue of some concern to me. Over the past week I have received countless emails from parents, teachers and school chaplains regarding the future of the National School...