House debates
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
- Maranoa Electorate: Darling Downs (1 speech)
I rise today to stress the importance of agriculture in this current mining boom. Firstly, let me make it clear that I am certainly not opposed to the mining of coal and I am well aware of the... - Bombing of Darwin (1 speech)
I rise today to put on record a significant event at which I had the privilege of representing the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, the Hon. Alan Griffin, in Darwin last month. The event was... - Fisher Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
Each year since 2000 I have hosted the Fisher community Australia Day awards, which aim to give recognition to those residents of Fisher who make significant personal sacrifices to do good things... - Bushfires (1 speech)
As most people are aware, there has been a significant heatwave in South Australia. A heatwave sees an increase in the threat of bushfire and last week there was a significant bushfire in the... - Leukemia Foundation (1 speech)
I would like to draw the House’s attention to a story of bravery and compassion that has touched my local community in Stirling. Frazer McLennan, who is a year 7 student at Yokine Primary... - Macular Degeneration (1 speech)
During the 2007 election campaign I received—as did, I understand, a number of my colleagues—a number of representations from constituents on the matter of low vision aids and... - New South Wales Life Saving Surf Championships (1 speech)
The shire is well known for its achievements in sport. I wish to inform the House of the successes that the Bate Bay surf clubs in my electorate of Cook have had in the recent 2008 New South... - Rotary Police Officer of the Year (1 speech)
I would like to draw the attention of the House to the fact that Leading Senior Constable Leanne Drewe was declared the 2008 Macarthur Rotary Police Officer of the Year at the presentation night... - Youngcare (1 speech)
This morning two residents of my electorate of Mitchell have set off on a 300-kilometre walk from the steps of Parliament House to Parramatta Stadium in Sydney to raise awareness of the plight of... - Robertson Electorate: Mobile Phone Services (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about a petition I have received from residents of the Mangrove Mountain area in relation to their telephone service. Residents of the Central Coast of New South Wales,... - Bombing of Darwin (2 speeches)
by leave—I table the names of the wharf workers who were killed on that day in Darwin.
