House debates

Monday, 22 February 2010

  • La Trobe Electorate: Berwick Primary School (1 speech)
    I wish to talk about the Berwick Primary School, which relocated at the end of 2003 after more than 100 years at its former site on Peel Street. I had the great honour and privilege of being...
  • Petrie Electorate: Parliamentary Education (1 speech)
    I rise to say that the schools in my electorate of Petrie are certainly grateful for their halls and new resource centres. But what I wish to talk about in the brief time I have is the...
  • Solar Energy (1 speech)
    This government’s towering incompetence is causing enormous damage to hardworking small business people, who are also working families, in my electorate. One such company is Austech Solar,...
  • Blaxland Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
    It is easy to see the infrastructure that is rolling out in schools across the country. Every primary school, big and small, is now a construction site. In Blaxland it means more than $114...
  • Greenway Electorate: Water (1 speech)
    I rise to bring to the attention of the House the significance of the Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury region. Residents and businesses, people who choose to live and/or work in this region, choose...
  • Corio Electorate: Building the Education Revolution Program (1 speech)
    In my electorate there is a business called Ezyshades Australia. It is a Geelong based business that builds shade structures and awnings for both commercial and domestic use. The business started...
  • Clerk of the House of Representatives; McMillan Electorate: Bunyip Auditorium (1 speech)
    The member for Corio should look closely at how much he is being ripped off by the Victorian state government with the whole stimulus package with regard to education. However, I would like to...
  • Adelaide Electorate: Timothy Braund (1 speech)
    I rise today to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of a remarkable young man who resides in Wayville, in the electorate of Adelaide. At the young age of 17, Mr Timothy Braund has an...
  • Gippsland Electorate: Bushfire (1 speech)
    I rise to pay tribute to the people of Gippsland, who have rallied to show their support for Black Saturday bushfire victims and their families on the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the...
  • Mr David Elder; Braddon Electorate: Botanical Resources Australia (2 speeches)
    Congratulations to David Elder on his appointment as Deputy Clerk of the House. I have worked with David over a number of years and really value his advice. I congratulate him very much. I want...