House debates
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
- Lakes Entrance Primary School, Parliamentary Guides (1 speech)
I appreciate the opportunity to rise and pay tribute to the guides in Parliament House who bring our school groups around. On this particular occasion I would like to welcome the Lakes Entrance... - Tasmania: GST Funding (1 speech)
Last week we saw that the Leader of the Opposition will say anything to any audience, but at Agfest on 3 May his noncommitment to current Tasmanian GST funding sent a shudder down the spine of... - Anzac Day (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the residents and visitors to the Gold Coast who attended the many Anzac Day services that were held across the Gold Coast this year. In my... - Petrie Electorate: Community Organisations (1 speech)
It is my pleasure to rise and acknowledge a couple of the community organisations and events I have recently been to. Firstly I thank ROPE, which is a respite centre for people with disabilities,... - McClintock, Mr John (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the efforts of an amazing Bennelong volunteer, Mr John McClintock. John is not a man who will promote himself or his work. John is a retired gentleman who belongs to Bennelong... - Gough, Mr David (1 speech)
Australia has lost a wonderful community champion in David Gough. Last week David passed away in a motorbike accident in Sydney. David campaigned for organ and tissue donation following the death... - Surf Life Saving Northern Territory (3 speeches)
I would like to share with the House that last week I was named Vice-Patron of Surf Life Saving Northern Territory. - Hunter Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I would like to congratulate the Treasurer on a responsible and indeed historic budget, with great initiatives in health care, aged care and education and of course a National Disability... - 70th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea (1 speech)
It was a great honour for me to lay a wreath of the ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea on Saturday, 5 May in Newstead Park in the Brisbane electorate. The... - Roads: Ipswich Motorway (2 speeches)
The shadow roads minister really does not have much of a clue when it comes to roads in Queensland. For example, the coalition has opposed the upgrade of the Ipswich Motorway for three federal...
