House debates
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
- Mrs Trish Keller OAM (1 speech)
Canberran Trish Keller OAM retires this week after a distinguished career as an educator and primary school principal. Trish has been the principal of Giralang Primary School since 2007 and was... - Barker Electorate: Kingston SE (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the community of Kingston SE, in my electorate of Barker, for being awarded the title of the Tidiest Town in South Australia. Kingston SE is a very picturesque coastal town in... - Ayaan Mohamed (1 speech)
Viewers of The Project last night were deeply moved by the case of Ayaan Mohamed, a young woman from Somaliland in Somalia who has a serious facial disfigurement because of a gunshot wound... - Brisbane Electorate: Institute of Modern Art (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to shine the spotlight on an emerging icon in the Brisbane contemporary arts scene. Established in 1975 the Institute of Modern Art in Brisbane's Fortitude... - Early Childhood Education and Care (1 speech)
Pay and conditions in the early-childhood education sector, in an industry overwhelmingly made up of committed female educators, are manifestly inadequate and have been held down through the... - Forrest Electorate: Relay For Life (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the teams, volunteers, supporters and sponsors and the organising committee who took part in the record-breaking 2013 Cancer Council Relay For Life Bunbury-Southwest, which... - Throsby Electorate: Youth Connections Program (1 speech)
I want to brief the House on the great work of a local education training, and employment organisation in my electorate of Throsby, Access Community Group. In particular, I want to talk about the... - Braddon Electorate: Mount Lyell Copper Mine (1 speech)
This week was a very sad week in my electorate of Braddon. I want to focus my comments this afternoon on the township of Queenstown and the west coast community of Tasmania. Tragically, earlier... - Indi Electorate: Yackandandah Township (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the people of Yackandandah on winning a place in the Guinness book of records. On Saturday 7 December 2013 the beautiful township of Yackandandah entered the world stage... - Banks Electorate: St George Men's Shed (2 speeches)
This afternoon I would like to congratulate the St George Men's Shed on some of its tremendous activities within my local community. There are more than 1,000 men's sheds around Australia, and...
