House debates

Tuesday, 14 November 2023

  • Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
    I am honoured today to read a speech by 11-year-old Emerson who attends Littlehampton Primary School in my electorate. Emerson took part in the 2023 Raise Our Voice competition, which encourages...
  • Gorton Electorate (1 speech)
    Today I wish to share with the chamber my experiences and insights from recent visits to the vibrant religious temples in my electorate of Gorton. Last week, I had the privilege of visiting the...
  • Nicholls Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
    One of the really good things about the previous coalition government was that it funded and built infrastructure. In my electorate, this included stage 3 of the Shepparton rail line upgrade,...
  • Eden-Monaro Electorate: Community Events, Eden-Monaro Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
    I rise today to say a big thankyou to the Philipzen family, a name that many families in the Bega Valley will be familiar with. It's synonymous with the Bega War Memorial Swimming Pool. The...
  • Environment (1 speech)
    I acknowledge the minister in the room because I am sure she will be as concerned as I am about the issue I am about to raise. I have in front of me here a letter that one of my constituents...
  • Sydney Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
    Before I go on to my own comments, I want to respond very briefly to those comments. We know that farmers are some of the best land managers around, and one of the things that our government...
  • Health Care (1 speech)
    Jane Gentle is a caring person—you could almost say by name and by nature. But she says what she thinks, she means what she says and she says what she means. She's been a pharmacist for 23...
  • Robertson Electorate: Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
    I would like to acknowledge two phenomenal Central Coast men who have been recently recognised as life members of the Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club. Alan Moffitt and Kevin Manning, two highly...
  • Lockyer Valley: Hailstorm (1 speech)
    I rise to inform the House, yet again, of another disaster that has bestowed itself upon the Lockyer Valley. I was first elected in 2010, and it just feels like groundhog day, having to come into...
  • Hawke Electorate: Community Radio, Medicare (2 speeches)
    Last month I visited 97.9 FM, Melton's own community radio station. Students from Staughton College hosted the Homework Club. Started eight years ago, the Homework Club is on the air every...