House debates
Monday, 4 September 2006
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
Tonight John Howard’s Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage is hosting a screening of An Inconvenient Truth, the movie about climate change narrated by Al... - Battle of Long Tan (1 speech)
On 20 August the Blue Mountains Vietnam Veterans and Associated Forces continued the tradition they began in 1985 by commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan with a march and... - Newcastle Rugby League Grand Final (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to congratulate the mighty Lakes United on an outstanding season. Yesterday Lakes capped a fantastic season with their victory in the Newcastle rugby league grand final.... - Moreton Bay (1 speech)
Today we are celebrating the cave-in by the Beattie government on access to Moreton Bay for fishermen and for recreational and commercial users. It was this weekend that the Beattie government,... - Mr Len Evans (1 speech)
Australia and, indeed, the international wine industry suffered a great loss with the passing of Len Evans on 17 August. No-one did more than Len Evans to awaken traditionally beer-drinking... - Central Coast: Coalmining (1 speech)
On 22 August the Australian Gas Alliance, a group representing residents of the valleys of Yarramalong and Dooralong in my electorate of Dobell, held a meeting which 400 people attended. The... - Federal Sports Awards (1 speech)
I would like to recognise the Isaacs winners of this year’s federal sports awards. The awards recognise not only high achievers on the field but also those tireless people behind the scenes... - Centenary Gold Coast Show (1 speech)
Last Friday, 1 September, my wife and I had the privilege of attending the official opening of the Centenary Gold Coast Show. As one of Queensland’s longest-running regional shows, it was a... - Royal South Street Society (1 speech)
The Royal South Street competitions are currently underway in Ballarat. The Royal South Street Society has been conducting this annual eisteddfod for 126 years. Royal South Street is... - Bannockburn Community Centre (1 speech)
On Friday, 1 September, I attended the opening of the Bannockburn Community Centre. This outcome has been achieved after five years of careful planning by the Golden Plains Shire Council and... - Holdfast Bay Rotary Club (2 speeches)
On Saturday night, 2 September, I was privileged to attend a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Holdfast Bay. The aim of the evening was to raise funds for the eradication of landmines around the...
