House debates
Monday, 27 October 2014
- Bendigo Electorate: Bendigo Foodshare (1 speech)
This week I rise to recognise Bendigo Foodshare. Bendigo Foodshare is essentially our wholesaler for food relief in our region. It takes donations from a number of producers in the region as well... - Victorian Certificate of Education (1 speech)
Today I rise to wish Gippsland VCE students all the best as they approach their exams. More than 43,000 students across Victoria, including my own Daughter, Morgan, will sit their English exams... - Northern Territory: Education (1 speech)
I congratulate the previous member for his contribution. I concur with much of what he said—I do not agree with all of it. I want to wish Morgan and all her mates all the best as they sit... - Durack Electorate: Yara Pilbara (1 speech)
The electorate of Durack is characterised by enormous resource development projects, agriculture and farming, and untapped tourism potential. Unashamedly, I am working hard to promote Durack... - Bell, Mr Jean-Paul, Muxlow, Ms Saraya, Redmond, Mr Lorcan, Newcastle Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise a number of constituents and sporting clubs from my electorate of Newcastle. They have excelled on the local, state and national stages. Last week I alerted the House to... - Child Labour (1 speech)
I recently met with an impressive delegation of students from Camberwell Girls Grammar School and Monash University. They were members of VGen, the youth branch of World Vision. Passionate about... - Bully Zero Australia Foundation (1 speech)
I am speaking today about a very important organisation, the Bully Zero Australia Foundation, and the great work it does across this nation. The foundation's mission is to provide genuine and... - Renewable Energy (1 speech)
The most sustainable outcome for the large-scale renewable energy target, or LRET, is an achievable target of a true 20 per cent—a 20 per cent without spin and manipulation and which... - Welcome to Australia: Walk Together (1 speech)
Our national anthem, by its title, places striving for fairness at the centre of our national endeavour. It goes on, of course: For those who've come across the seas We've boundless plains to... - New South Wales Rural Fire Service: Tumbarumba (2 speeches)
Two new Riverina fire stations, a number of much-needed tankers and several deserving awards were handed over on Saturday. This took place as local temperatures hovered in the early 30s,...
