House debates
Monday, 10 November 2008
- Indonesia: Orangutans (1 speech)
I rise tonight to bring to the attention of the parliament a concern raised by one of my young constituents. Twelve-year-old Jack Jones from Mitchell in western Queensland has written to me about... - United States Presidential Election (1 speech)
I welcome the historic and momentous election last week of Senator Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America. I have been a fan of Barack Obama since I first heard him... - Upwey and District Community Bank (1 speech)
On 18 October I had the pleasure of joining the Upwey and District Community Bank for their 10th birthday celebrations. The bank has been doing an amazing job supporting local residents. Ten... - Casey Electorate: Croydon North Primary School (1 speech)
I rise this evening to pay tribute to the Croydon North Primary School, in the electorate of Casey. I recently celebrated with several hundred people the 130th birthday of the school, which was... - Page Electorate: Tabulam Picnic Races (1 speech)
On Saturday, I attended the Tabulam Picnic Races. It is an annual event, an annual meet, to which people come from near and far for a day of fun and goodwill and a few bets here and there as... - Remembrance Day; Swan Electorate: Australian Defence Force Medals (1 speech)
Tomorrow at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month we will come together as a nation to mark Remembrance Day. This year will have special significance as the 90th anniversary of the... - Fremantle Electorate: Palmyra Primary School (1 speech)
Today I rise to congratulate Palmyra Primary School on recently being awarded the Troy Cook Youth Award from the Western Australian Department of Indigenous Affairs. The school received this... - Cowan Electorate: Banksia Grove (1 speech)
In the north of the Cowan electorate there is the suburb of Banksia Grove. It is unique insofar as it is split in half by a major road, Joondalup Drive. On one side of the road is the state... - Shortland Electorate : Community Events (1 speech)
I would like to share with the House three community events that involved residents of the Shortland electorate over the last two weeks. The first event I would like to share with the House is... - Fadden Electorate: Southport Surf Lifesaving Club (1 speech)
Yesterday I was fortunate to be present at the dedication ceremony for the Southport Surf Lifesaving Club for the coming year and to join the community to pray for safety not only for lifesavers... - Mrs Henia Ptasznik (2 speeches)
I want to mourn the passing of Henia Ptasznik, mother of a dear constituent of mine, Dr Ronnie Ptasznik. She was the eldest of five children of an observant family in Poland. She left school in...
