House debates

Monday, 21 February 2011

  • Commemoration of the Bombing of Darwin (1 speech)
    I would like to share with the House my attendance at two commemoration services over the weekend to mark the 69th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin. The 19 February 1942 bombing was the first...
  • Page Electorate: Anzac Day Schools Awards (1 speech)
    I would like to congratulate Blue Hills College, a school in my electorate of Page, which was chosen recently as the New South Wales state winner in the primary school category of the Anzac Day...
  • Kooyong Electorate: Australia Post (1 speech)
    I rise to raise an important issue in my electorate. On 11 February this year, Australia Post closed the post office at 254 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn, after the lease expired. Australia Post have...
  • Melbourne Ports Electorate: Melbourne Grand Prix (1 speech)
    Over the summer, it was good to see that the Lord Mayor of Melbourne finally caught up with the attitudes of most locals in questioning the ongoing viability of the Grand Prix in Melbourne. I...
  • Longman Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
    I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate two of my constituents who on Australia Day were awarded Medals of the Order of Australia: Mr Bruce Simpson and Mrs Edith Cuffe. They are...
  • DonateLife Week (1 speech)
    This week is DonateLife Week. Last Friday I attended its launch by the Governor-General at the National Library. The launch reminded me of the generosity of the 309 families who donated the...
  • Dairy Industry (1 speech)
    I rise today to express my disappointment in supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths, who are continuing to sell their own-brand milk for $1 per litre. My electorate of Maranoa has a large number...
  • Greenway Electorate: Wentworthville Swimming Pool (1 speech)
    I rise to update the House about my local community’s campaign to save Wentworthville pool from closure. I am pleased to say that two Fridays ago I presented Councillor Vasee Rajadurai from...
  • Macquarie Electorate: Pendragons Abreast (1 speech)
    I rise today to acknowledge the passionate efforts of Jan Caldwell and Gillian Brown, who are working tirelessly to raise awareness of Pendragons Abreast. I met with Jan, the Chairperson of...
  • Victorian Government (2 speeches)
    Recently we have witnessed some of the ugliest discrimination in Australia by our country’s elected representatives. In the past few weeks the coalition have not only unveiled their views...