House debates
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
- Macarthur Electorate: Medicare (1 speech)
I have been contacted by residents in my electorate regarding the lack of Medicare facilities in the vicinity of the Mount Annan, Currans Hill, Harrington Park and Narellan areas. Residents who... - Melbourne Ports Electorate: Child Care (1 speech)
Last week I was at Elwood neighbourhood house to hear from local mothers that in both Port Melbourne and Elwood the Victorian government had cut the part-time childcare program Take a Break,... - Bonner Electorate: Gateway Counselling and Wholeness Centre (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the recent opening of the Gateway Counselling and Wholeness Centre in my electorate of Bonner. The Gateway Counselling and Wholeness Centre at the Gateway Baptist Church in... - National Palliative Care Week (1 speech)
A few weeks ago I attended the National Palliative Care Week launch. The theme for the week was 'Let's chat about dying', which is a pretty confronting subject but essential to ensuring our... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
I want to press the urgency of having the live cattle trade to Indonesia resumed within days, not months. I commend the work that is already being undertaken by the government and the industry... - Home and Community Care Program (1 speech)
The simple pleasure of sharing a coffee and cake with friends at a riverside cafe is not something everyone can take for granted and, indeed, for some of our most vulnerable residents it is only... - Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
Sir Winston Churchill once stated, 'We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give.' In the seat of Higgins there are many people who give their time to support others in our... - New South Wales: Workers' Rights (3 speeches)
Today I support the nurses, teachers, firefighters, bus drivers and other public sector workers who are coming together in Sydney and other regional towns around New South Wales to speak out... - Logan Country Chamber of Commerce (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate and thank the Logan Country Chamber of Commerce, which recently held an awards night for 120 businesses within the district of Jimboomba in the electorate of Wright. I am... - Wellington, Mrs Patricia (2 speeches)
I rise to congratulate Mrs Patricia Wellington, who was recognised in the recent Queen's Birthday Honours. Patricia has worked since 1980 with the Launceston Horticultural Society. This society...
