House debates
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
- Greenway Electorate: Cancer Screening (1 speech)
I rise today to draw the House’s attention to the fact that last week in my electorate I was joined by the state shadow minister for health, Jillian Skinner, and the state Liberal candidate... - Millennium Development Goals (1 speech)
I rise to show my strong support for the Millennium Development Goals and those individuals and organisations who, through the Micah Challenge and the Make Poverty History campaign, are working... - Mitchell Electorate: Military Pensions (1 speech)
I rise today to add my voice to the issue of military superannuation pensions, which is an issue that has been hotly debated in this chamber in recent days and one which many of my constituents... - Melbourne Ports Electorate: Homelessness (1 speech)
Last week during the appropriation bills debate I spoke about how this government is tackling homelessness and congratulated Tanya Plibersek, the federal Minister for Housing, the Victorian... - Murray Electorate: Water (1 speech)
I want to talk about 50 farm families on 10,000 hectares just a few kilometres out of Shepparton. These people, for the last 112 years, have been depending on a stock and domestic water supply... - Lindsay Electorate: Community Groups (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the efforts of three active groups in my local community. Residents of Orchard Hills have formed the group Residents Against Industrial Dump to campaign against a proposed... - Gippsland Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
I rise to raise concerns with the government’s failure to adequately plan and provide funding for our ageing population. I refer specifically to the decision this week for a 1.7 per cent... - Lyons Electorate: Building the Education Revolution (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to tell my colleagues on both sides of the House how well the Building the Education Revolution program has gone down in the electorate of Lyons. I have been... - Herbert Electorate: Economy (1 speech)
Today, as every day, the Rudd government borrowed another $100 million. It goes on day after day after day, and my kids and my kids’ kids will end up trying to pay it back. That is... - Shortland Electorate: Schools (2 speeches)
I would like to share with the House the excitement and pleasure of the people of the Shortland electorate at the wonderful cash injection into the schools in the Shortland electorate. Since the...
