House debates
Monday, 30 October 2006
- Fresh FM (1 speech)
Bendigo community broadcaster Fresh FM have been informed by the ACMA that, after 25 years of successful broadcasting, their licence would not be renewed simply because the ACMA believed their... - Boothby Electorate (1 speech)
I would like to speak about two recent functions which my wife and I recently attended in my electorate of Boothby. The first one was the annual Deepavali dinner, which was hosted by the Hindu... - Prostate Cancer (1 speech)
Last Friday I had the pleasure of being presented with a petition from a group of local men in my electorate. The petition seeks to have Taxotere registered on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.... - Ellison Public School (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the good work of Ellison Public School in Springwood, where a number of measures have been introduced to encourage healthy eating habits among the students. I am... - Werribee Secondary College (1 speech)
Last week the nation was shocked to learn that in Werribee, in my electorate, a number of youths had been involved in a violent incident whereby a young and naive girl was attacked near the... - Blacktown: MRI Licence (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the MRI licence that was granted to the local government area of Blacktown in the Greenway electorate in July this year. The need for a magnetic resonance imaging service in... - Reva Electric Car (1 speech)
Today I make a final appeal to the government to save the life of the Reva—the emission-free carbon-neutral electric car, which the Howard government has demanded be crushed later this... - Relationships Australia (1 speech)
Last Thursday I had the pleasure of meeting with Julianne O’Brien and Nyssa from Relationships Australia. Relationships Australia has a number of programs that operate on the Gold Coast as... - Prospect Electorate: Pemulwuy Postbox (1 speech)
On two previous occasions in this House I have raised the need for a postbox at Pemulwuy in my electorate. On Friday we received the very good news from Australia Post that a common-sense... - Horsham College (2 speeches)
This is the first opportunity I have had to congratulate Horsham College on reaching its 80th anniversary two weeks ago. Teachers and students joined forces to mark this milestone with great...
