House debates

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

  • Flinders Electorate: Worley Hospital (1 speech)
    In January 2008 Warley Hospital on Phillip Island closed. Warley Hospital had been pledged $2½ million by the coalition government to remain open to allow it to continue the work of over 80...
  • McEwen Electorate: Legends of Racing Gala (1 speech)
    On Saturday night I had the honour of attending the legends of racing gala evening at Kilmore Trackside. Local racing identities and members of the broader community alike attended this event to...
  • Boothby Electorate: Club Marion (1 speech)
    I recently had the pleasure of attending the opening of the Marion Sports and Community Club extension. This was a project which the club committee had long had on the drawing board. One of my...
  • Kennedy Electorate: Economic Development Program (1 speech)
    A thousand million dollars has been found in this budget for refugees, but we were not able to find $25 million for the economic development program put before the government by the Mayor of Hope...
  • Manufacturing (1 speech)
    The government stand condemned not only because they want to introduce a carbon tax to destroy manufacturing but because they are continuing to make decisions to disadvantage and punish...
  • Leeding, Senior Constable Damian (1 speech)
    Any partner of a police officer's worst fears are hearing that their partner, their husband or wife, has been injured or killed on the job. Sonya Leeding's worst fears were realised on Sunday...
  • Chapman, Mr Philip (1 speech)
    On behalf of all of us in the opposition, we associate ourselves with the eloquent remarks of the previous speaker. I rise today to pay tribute to the life of Phil Chapman, who passed away on 23...
  • Quarantine (1 speech)
    The Parke family are fourth generation fruit growers in Donnybrook in the south-west of Western Australia. My great-grandfather John Stanley Parke was the first person to export Granny Smith...
  • Girl Guides NSW & ACT (1 speech)
    On Saturday I was very pleased to attend the annual general meeting of Girl Guides NSW & ACT held at the Girl Guides Glengarry state training and activities centre located in North Turramurra...
  • Launceston General Hospital (2 speeches)
    I rise to acknowledge the opening of the $40 million Health and Hospitals Fund project at the Launceston General Hospital. This was the opening of a medical day procedure unit. I want to...