House debates
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
- Young, Mr Lamert (1 speech)
It is with sadness that I note the passing of Lamert Young, commonly known as Cyril. I feel very blessed to have known Cyril. I first met him on the campaign trail prior to the 2010 federal... - Towns, Mr Zac (1 speech)
I rise to commend a very impressive young batsman in my electorate of Bass. His name is Zac Towns and he plays for the Riverside Cricket Club in the A-grade competition. His recent cricket... - Kerr, Ms Nicole (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate my constituent Nicole Kerr, who is a resident of Wanneroo and was a student in 2011 at Woodvale Secondary College. Nicole distinguished... - Reid, Ms Valerie (1 speech)
It is with great pleasure that I rise today to share with the House the outstanding contributions made by a wonderful woman in my community, Valerie Reid. Born in 1925, Valerie is the... - Gold Coast Airport (1 speech)
The Gold Coast airport is the sixth-largest airport in Australia, with more than five million passenger movements, but it does not have an instrument landing system. It does not have a system... - Automotive Industry (1 speech)
Today, in my capacity as chair of the Labor manufacturing caucus, I had the great pleasure of meeting with a delegation of auto workers from South Australia and Victoria—and I am pleased to... - Ovarian Cancer (1 speech)
Today I wish to speak about an issue of great importance to Australian women. Ovarian cancer is one of the most lethal gynaecological cancers, yet often little is known of it in our community. I... - O'Connor Electorate (1 speech)
Two weeks ago I travelled into the Great Southern and south-west regions of my electorate to meet with local residents, small businesses and community leaders about issues important to their... - Surf Lifesavers (1 speech)
I rise to thank those thousands of surf lifesavers who have so tirelessly and selflessly patrolled the beaches around Australia this summer. The hard work and dedication of those lifesavers... - Macarthur Electorate: Christmas for the Troops (1 speech)
I would like to publicly thank the Macarthur community for its outstanding contribution to this year's Christmas for the Troops campaign. Boxes of donations were dropped off at my office in... - Twenty20 Cricket (2 speeches)
I would like to congratulate the Tasmanian Twenty20 cricket team for their inaugural interstate competition success. They are a fantastic Tasmanian cricket team and they are really building. It...
