House debates
Thursday, 25 February 2010
- Cook Electorate: Rotary Club of Cronulla (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge a significant milestone for one of the most active service clubs in my electorate, the Rotary Club of Cronulla. In February 1950, some 60 years ago this week, the... - Holt Electorate: Southern Cross Kids Camps (1 speech)
Today I rise to talk about a group called Southern Cross Kids Camps. As I have stated in this chamber on a number of occasions, being a member of parliament enables us to meet extraordinary... - Lyne Electorate: Regional Development Australia (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the welcome start of Regional Development Australia, on the mid-North Coast, that is now up and running. There has been an 18 month- to two-year void in regional development... - Shortland Electorate: 25th Lake Macquarie Sports Awards (2 speeches)
On Saturday, 13 February, I attended the 25th Lake Macquarie Sports Awards. The event was held at the Belmont 16 Foot Sailing Club and recognised the enormous contribution that a number of people... - Gippsland Electorate: Rural Health Workforce (1 speech)
I rise to raise my concerns about the crisis in the rural health workforce. I deliberately use the word ‘crisis’, not to sound alarmist but to endorse the term used by the Rural... - Bennelong Electorate: Sri Lanka (1 speech)
Like many other members of this parliament, indeed many members of the international community, I welcome the end of decades of conflict in Sri Lanka. In my electorate there are a number of... - McMillan Electorate: Paid Maternity Leave (1 speech)
This week I was with the children of St James School at Nar Nar Goon, in my electorate of McMillan. They reminded me of why I am here. Children are our today, our tomorrow and our future hopes... - Fremantle Electorate: Gimme Shelter Benefit Concert (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the great success that was the Gimme Shelter benefit concert, held on Saturday, 20 February, on the beautiful grounds of the Fremantle Arts Centre. For the third year in a... - Macarthur Electorate: Housing (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the appalling lack of public housing in New South Wales. I would like to highlight an article from my local paper, the Campbelltown-Macarthur Advertiser about a mother of six... - Moreton Electorate: Australia Day (2 speeches)
Last month I was pleased to join in Australia Day celebrations throughout Brisbane’s southside. There is no greater honour in this job than to be present as New Australians make their...
