House debates
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
- Swan River: Mosquitoes (3 speeches)
Today I rise to talk about an issue my electorate which I am sure is being felt right across Australia due to the extensive flooding throughout Australia over the summer. Believe it or not, the... - Royal Canberra Show (1 speech)
Last weekend I took the family to the territory’s one and only Royal Canberra Show. The show puts on display the best produce and livestock that the ACT and surrounding areas have on offer.... - Honey Bees (1 speech)
The fate of the Australian honey bee industry is in serious doubt. The honey bee industry contributes around $80 million a year directly to the Australian economy through honey and related... - Tan, Mr Shaun (1 speech)
I want to take this opportunity to congratulate Shaun Tan for his achievement in winning an Oscar for best animated feature with The Lost Thing. Shaun was born and raised in Fremantle, and I am... - Tasmanian Pulp Mill (1 speech)
I rise today to express my disappointment at the Prime Minister’s evasive response last week to my question without notice about the proposed Tamar River pulp mill. My question was simple:... - Hughes, Mrs Jan (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate a passionate, hardworking and innovative lady in my electorate of Bass, Mrs Jan Hughes. Jan has recently been announced as the Tasmanian Rural Industries Research and... - Queensland Floods (1 speech)
Today I rise to say thank you to the New Farm Neighbourhood Centre and other associated groups for their organisation of the New Farm Recovers Festival last Sunday. At the weekend we saw an array... - Building the Education Revolution Program (1 speech)
Recently I attended the official opening of BER projects at Tea Tree Gully Primary School and Ridgehaven Primary School in my electorate of Makin. At Tea Tree Gully Primary a new school gym was... - Helensvale Golf Club (1 speech)
Recently, I met with Colin McBain from the local board of the Helensvale Golf Club. The golf club is facing a bleak future: due to waterlogging, the course has been unplayable for 373 days of the... - Parsons, Mr John Henry (1 speech)
I take the opportunity today on behalf of myself and the member for Throsby to put on the record of the House the passing of Mr John Henry Parsons. John was a local gentleman—and I say that... - Libya (3 speeches)
On indulgence, I seek to give the House an update on events in Libya. The Australian government is greatly concerned about the deteriorating situation in Libya. The Gaddafi regime has lost all...
