House debates
Thursday, 29 May 2014
- Budget (1 speech)
In this budget, one of promises that was broken was to continue a program in my electorate for the support of Reclink. Reclink started out as a South Melbourne based organisation but it has... - Local Sporting Champions Grants (1 speech)
I rise to speak on Local Sporting Champions. I think it is a great thing that government is doing— Ms Hall interjecting— Here we go—there are lots of good things about being the... - Holt Electorate: Multicultural Youth Project (1 speech)
I would endorse those comments. Last week I had the pleasure of meeting with Sarah Williams, Alice Gomez and Heather Stewart from the Centre for Multicultural Youth which is based in Dandenong.... - Casey Electorate: Metropolitan Traffic Education Centre (1 speech)
I rise this morning to talk about the great work of the Metropolitan Traffic Education Centre, otherwise known as METEC, in Bayswater North in the federal electorate of Casey that I have the... - Corio Electorate: Youth Connections Program (1 speech)
I speak today on behalf of some of Geelong's most disadvantaged young people who are in real need of support to connect with education, training and secure employment opportunities. Last week's... - Anzac Centenary Commemoration Project: Marangaroo Primary School (1 speech)
The list of Cowan Centenary of Anzac projects will be delivered today to the Department of Veterans Affairs. I would like to thank the members of the Cowan Centenary of Anzac grants committee who... - Nikinpa Aboriginal Child and Family Centre (1 speech)
The Nikinpa Aboriginal Child and Family Centre in Toronto is at risk of closing its doors next month because the government failed to commit further funding in the budget to the National... - Longman Electorate: Longman Awards (1 speech)
Last Friday night, a record 450-strong audience packed the Caboolture Memorial Hall to honour volunteers and other outstanding local achievers at my annual Longman Awards. Frankly, I was... - and Pope John XXIII (1 speech)
On Sunday 27 April, I attended a special church service at John XXIII Catholic Church in the Makin electorate to celebrate the canonisation of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII. The service... - Maranoa Electorate: Drought (2 speeches)
I rise to bring to the attention this parliament an issue that is still of great concern to me—that is, the situation of drought still gripping many parts of rural and remote Australia....
