House debates
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
- Bonner Electorate: Queensland Floods (1 speech)
It is with pleasure that I rise today to acknowledge and thank my community of Bonner for their generosity and commitment to assisting their fellow Queenslanders. So many people from my community... - Braddon Electorate: Employment Projects (1 speech)
On 18 January 2010 CHOOSE Employment from our local O Group were successful in their application for $909,000 as part of the Get Communities Working stream of the federal government’s Jobs... - Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 (1 speech)
The Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 requires an annual report to be tabled in parliament identifying any organisations or businesses that have failed to comply with the... - Kingston Electorate: Aldinga Beach (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about a particular concern that a number of constituents have raised with me—that is, now having to either get a permit or pay to drive on Aldinga Beach. Down at... - Egypt (1 speech)
On 7 January this year I attended a very sombre church service. What should have been a time of celebration had become a time of mourning. The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Sydney, in place of their... - La Trobe Electorate: Building the Education Revolution Program (1 speech)
I am very pleased this afternoon to rise to make a few remarks about initiatives in my electorate of La Trobe. Education matters are very dear to me, as they are very dear to all members of this... - Longman Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
We have heard a lot about volunteers in Queensland over the past weeks. An army of volunteers has helped the most in need during the natural disasters of this summer, and we will long remember... - McEwen Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
Over the weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Whittlesea Community Connections International Volunteer Day picnic, which recognises the invaluable benefits and contributions that our... - Queensland Floods (1 speech)
I rise to inform the parliament and all Australians of the situation as it is unfolding in the Lockyer Valley, which is in my seat of Wright, after the horrible devastation that was endured in... - Fraser Electorate: Environment Volunteers (2 speeches)
I have often spoken about the role that volunteers and voluntary organisations play in bringing the community together, acting as a kind of social glue. People volunteer for many reasons and in...
