House debates
Monday, 22 June 2009
- Youth Allowance (1 speech)
Tonight I want to follow on from my adjournment speech of last Wednesday to table a petition that was taken up in my electorate, particularly around Warrnambool, raising serious concerns about... - Economic Stimulus Plan (1 speech)
On Friday at 1 pm I was at Oonoonbah State School announcing the federal government funding for the P21 investment into a new resource centre worth $1.1 million and a new multipurpose hall worth... - Tangney Electorate: Child Sponsorship (1 speech)
In this time of financial woes and negativity there shines a bright light in my electorate of Tangney. Recently Canning Vale was named by World Vision as the third most generous suburb in Western... - Blair Electorate: Kalbar Show (1 speech)
Last Saturday I was privileged to open the Kalbar Show and to celebrate 80 years of the Kalbar Show operating. I want to commend the Kalbar and District Agricultural and Pastoral Association Inc.... - Koalas (1 speech)
I rise because of concern about the falling koala population in my electorate. What we have seen from censuses conducted since 1996 through to 2005 and 2008 is a halving of the population,... - Australian Bocce Championships (1 speech)
The Australian Bocce Championships for 2009 were held between 5 June and 8 June at the Campania Sport and Social Club in the electorate of Makin, with support from the Molinara club located in... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Recently many small business owners in my electorate have become anxious about what new modern awards mean for them. Small businesses which already operate on small profit margins are rightly... - Louisa Lawson (1 speech)
I had the pleasure this weekend travelling to Gulgong in New South Wales to speak at the Gulgong branch Country Labor Party Louisa Lawson dinner. Louisa Lawson was Australia’s first woman... - Cowan Electorate: Carramar and Tapping Residents Association (1 speech)
The Carramar and Tapping Residents Association has a history of activism and constructive engagement in the Carramar district. Indeed, I would say that the association is arguably the most active... - Relay for Life (1 speech)
The Relay for Life, an initiative of the Cancer Council of New South Wales, is a 24-hour event where teams take turns walking laps of a local oval to raise awareness of cancer and funds to combat... - Girl Guides (1 speech)
Girl Guides will be celebrating a century of guiding in Australia next year at a jamboree in Victoria. The venue has had to be moved as the original location was badly damaged in the Victorian...
