House debates
Thursday, 17 August 2006
- Western Suburbs Housing Cooperative (1 speech)
Today I bring to the attention of the House the wonderful work being performed by the Western Suburbs Housing Cooperative in Sydney. In the current climate of interest rate rises and dwindling... - Duyfken and HMAS Gladstone (1 speech)
Last weekend the authentic replica of the Dutch vessel Duyfken dropped anchor in Gladstone. It was moored at the O’Connell Wharf, giving thousands of people a rare opportunity of... - Battle of Long Tan (1 speech)
On the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan I want to put on record my thanks to all Vietnam veterans, most particularly the Vietnam veterans who make up the backbone of Box Hill RSL. On... - Battle of Long Tan Memorial (1 speech)
I rise in the chamber today to praise the Maroochy Shire Council for the memorial it is in the process of constructing at Alexandra Headland in my electorate of Fisher and to commemorate the... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
As my electorate is home to the Melbourne airport, I have many constituents who work in the aviation industry and who are employees of Qantas and its subsidiary Jetstar. So today I want to speak... - Kingston Electorate: Exxon Mobil (1 speech)
I rise today to raise an issue which is vitally important to many of the residents in my electorate. In 2003 Exxon Mobil closed its refining facility at Port Stanvac in my electorate of Kingston.... - Seniors Watch (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on a very important initiative, which is Seniors Watch. This initiative has been launched in my electorate of Richmond. Over 20 per cent of the people living in Richmond,... - Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate all those involved in the 14th annual Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum, which was held last week in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. This event was started in its current format... - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (1 speech)
The residents of Kingsford Smith are completely opposed to the proposals for an extension of business activities at Sydney airport. Whenever there is discussion and debate surrounding the... - Energy Initiatives (1 speech)
Earlier this week, the Prime Minister announced exciting new initiatives to help Australia confront the spectre of rising fuel costs. In doing so he has effectively stimulated a debate on... - Battle of Long Tan (2 speeches)
In the few seconds remaining in this debate I would like to pay homage to all of the Vietnam veterans in the Shortland electorate at the time of the 40th anniversary of Long Tan.
