House debates
Thursday, 17 September 2009
- Cowan Electorate: Graffiti (1 speech)
Recently the Barnett government announced strong legislative changes to combat graffiti in Western Australia. The people of Western Australia have had enough of graffiti vandals damaging public... - Bennelong Electorate: Marsden High School (1 speech)
Last Saturday evening I discovered what Foxtel’s Kim Williams, RMIT Vice-Chancellor Margaret Gardner and Victorian opera supremo Richard Gill all have in common. It turns out this talented... - Greenway Electorate: Hawkesbury-Nepean River (1 speech)
Recently, I was contacted by a constituent who drew my attention to weed problems in a specific section of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River. I immediately contacted local authorities and asked them to... - Melbourne Ports Electorate: The Mighty Saints (2 speeches)
Perhaps my earliest memory is going with my late father and my brother Simon to a St Kilda-Footscray match at the Junction Oval, where St Kilda is no longer based. Ironically, the area is... - Barker Electorate: Water (1 speech)
I agree with you, Madam Deputy Speaker, because, of course, last Saturday the Crows were sadly robbed! An ongoing issue in my electorate is water—in particular, the lack of it. One area... - Vinnies Social Justice Awards; Mr Dominic Lagana (1 speech)
On 1 September 2009, I attended the inaugural St Vincent de Paul Vinnies Social Justice Awards presentation, where around 200 schoolchildren from public, independent and Catholic schools from... - Micah Challenge; Make Poverty History Campaign (1 speech)
This week, like lots of other members of the parliament, I suspect, I have been visited by representatives of the Micah Challenge, which is a coalition of Christian organisations. They came to... - Dobell Electorate: Central Coast (1 speech, 2 comments)
I rise to talk about what I spoke about here last week—that is, the Central Coast being recognised as a region in its own right. It is a topic that needs more than one three-minute... - Grey Electorate: Digital Television (1 speech)
I bring to the House’s attention many of the inconsistencies and poor service levels surrounding free-to-air television throughout the electorate of Grey and the accompanying concerns and... - James Hardie (2 speeches)
I rise to discuss a matter recently published in a book called Killer Company by Matt Peacock, a book about James Hardie and about James Hardie’s actions in seeking to deal with asbestos...
