House debates

Monday, 21 February 2011

  • McMillan Electorate: Dairy Farmers (1 speech)
    Murray Goulburn in my electorate have a very diverse customer base through exports and their local base. Having regard to what I said about the plight of dairy farmers last week, it is very...
  • Greenway Electorate: Kellyville Ridge (1 speech)
    I wish to raise some important issues currently being experienced by residents in the suburb of Kellyville Ridge in my electorate of Greenway. Kellyville Ridge forms part of the important growth...
  • Forde Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
    Australia Day saw many wonderful members of the Forde electorate receive recognition for their contribution to the community. I am very pleased to share with you the community spirit that was...
  • Corio Electorate: Surf Coast Knockout (1 speech)
    I would like to talk this morning about golf, which is an auspicious thing to do this morning as a good Victorian boy, Aaron Baddeley, I hope as we speak, is closing out the Northern Trust Open...
  • Independent Youth Allowance (2 speeches)
    I rise today to talk on the issue of the independent youth allowance and to highlight a report called the Deferring a university offer in regional Victoria report of 2010. I also want to comment...
  • Victorian Floods (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about the recent flooding in my electorate of Isaacs, which continues to prevent some residents from returning to their homes and has resulted in lost revenue for a number of...
  • Road Safety (1 speech)
    Ten years on and the fight to have seatbelts on buses continues. Ten years ago a school bus accident took the life of a 15-year-old local boy and a group of parents formed the Belt Up for Safety...
  • Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre (1 speech)
    Last Monday, 14 February, I, alongside the new Victorian Minister for Health, turned the first sod of the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre. Once this facility is completed, people...
  • National School Chaplaincy Program (1 speech)
    I rise today to place on the record my strong support for continued federal government funding of the National School Chaplaincy Program, a program which could be in jeopardy if the current case...
  • Chifley Electorate: Local Health Networks (2 speeches)
    An important feature of the health reforms secured by this federal government was the creation of local health networks, which are made up of small groups of hospitals working together to provide...