House debates
Thursday, 28 October 2010
- Aston Electorate: Rail Infrastructure (1 speech)
Yesterday a public transport forum was held at the City of Knox in Wantirna South in my electorate. Unfortunately I was unable to attend that forum because of parliamentary sittings. One of the... - Griffith Electorate: Day for Daniel (1 speech)
Tomorrow, 29 October, is the Day for Daniel, which remembers Daniel Morcombe. Daniel, as anyone familiar with these tragic events would know, was a wonderful teenager full of life who went... - Cowper Electorate: Riverside Drive Upgrade (1 speech)
I rise to draw the attention of the parliament to a vital road project in my electorate which urgently requires funding assistance. The project is the upgrade of Riverside Drive in Nambucca... - Cunningham Electorate: Big Heart Enterprise (1 speech)
I want to report to the House a visit that I made to an excellent new initiative in my electorate. It was very sad for the whole community when Pacific Brands announced that they were closing... - Solomon Electorate: Housing (3 speeches)
I rise today to discuss the future of the suburb of Eaton in Darwin—or, as locals call it, RAAF Base Winnellie. Darwin, and indeed the Northern Territory, is currently experiencing the... - Bass Electorate: Hospitals (1 speech)
Three local health and hospital networks are the only acceptable model for service delivery in Tasmania. I spoke on the National Health and Hospitals Network Bill earlier this week in the... - Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (2 speeches)
I would like to bring to the attention of the House that this week the Australian parliament plays host to 15 members of the Australian Defence Force participating in the second part of this... - Wills Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
Coburg, which is situated in the heart of the Wills electorate, needs a year 7 to year 12 open entry government high school. During the 1990s, the City of Moreland had a large number of schools... - McPherson Electorate: Palm Beach Post Office (1 speech)
I have been advised that Australia Post intends to close the Palm Beach Post Office as soon as 26 November this year. This will be a great loss to the residents and businesses of Palm Beach. My... - Millennium Development Goals: Child Mortality (2 speeches)
I rise to share with the House a birthday party that I attended on 1 August. It was at the Lakes Baptist Church in Gorokan, and it was a Survive Past Five birthday party. The whole of the church...
