House debates

Tuesday, 15 June 2010

  • Dickson Electorate: Postbox (1 speech)
    I rise today to speak on an issue that is important for the residents of Mount Samson, Samsonvale and surrounding areas in my electorate—that is, the lack of a local postbox. At a recent...
  • Petition: Feeding Tube Dependency (1 speech)
    I rise today to present a petition, the principal petitioner being Karelle Logan, a constituent of mine. The petition has 3,155 signatories and relates to a circumstance that I think all members...
  • Grey Electorate: Building the Education Revolution Program (1 speech)
    I rise to raise an individual issue with the Deputy Prime Minister’s BER, or school halls project. Snowtown Area School is only an hour and a half north of Adelaide—in a seat like...
  • Greenway Electorate: Building the Education Revolution (1 speech)
    I rise today to update the House on a matter I raised in the Main Committee on 27 May this year and again during question time on 2 June this year. The Mount Victoria Public School is a great...
  • Ukrainian Youth Association of Australia (1 speech)
    I speak to recognise the 60th anniversary of the Ukrainian Youth Association of Australia and to praise the work that they have done. To read anything of the brutal history of the 20th century...
  • Child Care (1 speech)
    I rise to highlight my concerns on behalf of the Yarram district community in relation to the provision of childcare services and this government’s broken promise to build 260 childcare...
  • Lindsay Electorate: Penrith Jobs Expo (1 speech)
    I rise to take note of the recent Jobs Expo held in Penrith and to acknowledge the phenomenal success that this expo had in linking up job seekers with employment opportunities. It has been a...
  • Deakin Electorate: Glen Park Pavilion and Dorset Golf Course (1 speech)
    Today I would like to tell the House about two wonderful new projects that have just opened in my electorate of Deakin. The first is the Glen Park Sports Pavilion. Glen Park is located in...
  • Gippsland Electorate: Princes Highway (1 speech)
    I rise to raise concerns on behalf of the community of East Gippsland and the public, particularly those in the tourism industry, travelling through the region of East Gippsland about the status...
  • Huon Valley Trade Training Centre (2 speeches)
    Tonight I would like to put on record my concerns about the Huon Valley Trade Training Centre in my electorate, which will be under threat should the Liberal-National coalition get elected. With...