House debates
Monday, 16 June 2008
- Perth Airport (1 speech)
Last evening I had the misfortune of transiting through Perth Airport. I raise this issue because I was asked to by staff of the Perth Airport as I endeavoured to find my way through. I have... - Mr Kaise Stephan (1 speech)
Kaise Stephan, who lives in Abbotsbury in the electorate of Fowler, will set out in July to swim the English Channel, something that a number of Australians have attempted and some have succeeded... - Regional Partnerships (1 speech)
I call on the government to reverse its decision to reject the Bunbury and Districts Hockey Association’s application for Regional Partnerships funding. The association comprises regional... - Hasluck Electorate: Swan Valley (1 speech)
The electorate of Hasluck has many attributes and one of the best of those is the Swan Valley. One of Perth’s premier tourist destinations, it is located in the heart of the city of Swan,... - Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (1 speech)
Last Wednesday, 11 June, I was pleased to attend the Runaway Bay Village at 98 Bayview Street to speak to the men and women who reside at the village, and they raised two concerns regarding the... - Dobell Electorate: Wyong Family History Group (1 speech)
I rise to commend the work of the volunteers of the Wyong Family History Group. It is an organisation that has been running now for 25 years, and on the June long weekend I had the pleasure of... - Mallee Electorate: Wimmera-Mallee Stock and Domestic System (1 speech)
I want to raise a matter to do with the most important project in the federal division of Mallee, and that is the piping of the Wimmera-Mallee stock and domestic system. It is appalling that... - Bass Electorate: Crime Prevention (1 speech)
I had the pleasure of representing the Minister for Home Affairs at the official opening of a wonderful crime prevention project in my electorate of Bass. Youth on Paterson is an initiative of... - Forrest Electorate: Walpole Sea Rescue Group (1 speech)
I rise to ask the government which program in the 2008 budget will fund the Walpole Sea Rescue Group’s badly needed sea rescue headquarters. Walpole is a wonderful small regional town of... - Red Nose Day (1 speech)
I rise tonight to call on my colleagues in this House to support Red Nose Day, which is on Friday, 27 June. I am pleased to advise you all that on the Saturday just gone I held a stall for SIDS... - Dobell Electorate: Rugby League Club (2 speeches)
I rise to talk about the need to have a permanent rugby league club on the Central Coast of New South Wales. We have a fantastic stadium on the Central Coast. The National Rugby League at the...