House debates
Monday, 27 May 2013
- Hughes Electorate: Menai Swim Academy (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House of a rather unfortunate contribution by the Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation to one of the local newspapers in the Hughes electorate, the Sutherland... - Bass Electorate: Ms Faith Layton (1 speech)
I rise in the House today to mention a remarkable woman in my electorate of Bass, Faith Layton. I was most pleased to officiate at a ceremony last week at Self Help Workplace in Launceston where... - International Nurses and Midwives Day (1 speech)
Several weeks ago I joined Bennelong health care professionals at Ryde Hospital to celebrate International Nurses and Midwives Day. Nurse May Wong has inspired her peers by providing the highest... - Canberra Centenary (1 speech)
As members of the House will be aware, 2013 is a very important year for this city, the centenary of Canberra. And while Australians and Canberrans are celebrating this important milestone, the... - Brisbane Electorate: Ashgrove State School Fete (1 speech)
Last Saturday I was delighted to be involved with the Mother's Day school fete held at Ashgrove State School with my federal colleague Jane Prentice and the Premier of Queensland, Campbell... - Coal Seam Gas (1 speech)
I am becoming increasingly concerned about the ongoing and, in fact, increasing demonisation of the coal seam gas industry in this country. I was even more alarmed when only last week I... - SPC Ardmona (1 speech)
SPC Ardmona is an iconic fruit brand well known in Australia for nearly 100 years. A few weeks back, tragically, the orchardists who supply that cannery were informed that either all or most of... - Our Lady of Lebanon College (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate a wonderful school in my electorate, Our Lady of Lebanon College, which celebrated its 40th anniversary last week. I had the pleasure of joining them for a mass and then... - Wright Electorate: Boonah Show (1 speech)
I would like to thank and congratulate the Boonah and Fassifern Valley community for throwing yet another fantastic annual agricultural show celebrating no fewer than 113 years of showing. There... - Peters, Dr Christopher, AM OI JP (2 speeches)
The Canberra community recently lost one of its true champions with the passing of Chris Peters AM. Sadly, Chris passed away following a very long illness. Chris Peters was the head of the ACT...
