House debates

Monday, 15 November 2010

  • Casey Electorate: Remembrance Day (1 speech)
    I rise today to pay tribute to the local RSLs, local community groups and local schools who participated in Remembrance Day ceremonies in my electorate of Casey last week. As we all know,...
  • Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (1 speech)
    I was delighted to hear on Saturday night that Aung San Suu Kyi appears to have been unconditionally released after spending 15 of the past 21 years under house arrest in Burma. I urge the...
  • Flynn electorate: Regional Communities (1 speech)
    I draw the attention of the House to the effect that fly-in fly-out workforces are having on our regional communities. Towns like Emerald, Moura, Blackwater and Gladstone are being threatened...
  • Indonesian Tsunami (1 speech)
    The tsunami in the Mentawai Islands in late October and concurrent eruption of Mount Merapi near Yogyakarta remind us all how people anywhere can suddenly be overtaken by events of such...
  • Hume Electorate: Mr Daniel Rumsey (1 speech)
    I rise to acknowledge the wonderful achievements of one of the great champions of the Southern Highlands and the Hume electorate. I am pleased to inform the House that in October this year Daniel...
  • Bass Electorate: Mr Oliver Vogel-Reed (1 speech)
    I would like to congratulate a very skilled and talented 13-year-old student in my electorate of Bass. His name is Oliver Vogel-Reed. Oliver is a grade 7 student at Riverside High School and his...
  • Gilmore Electorate: Ambulance Officers (2 speeches)
    Last week, I was privileged to attend an awards ceremony to honour ambulance officers who attended the tragic crash at East Lynne where three members of one family and one other person lost their...