House debates
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
- WestConnex (1 speech)
I rise to raise my concerns about the latest stage in the WestConnex project, which has been characterised by poor and ill-conceived planning. The latest suburb potentially to suffer is... - Anderson, Mrs Donna (1 speech)
My electorate has some tremendous leaders in the field of education, and I would like to acknowledge one of those today, Mrs Donna Anderson, who is Head of College at Canterbury College. Mrs... - Australian Football League (1 speech)
The Saturday night before last a very excited crowd filled VU Whitten Oval in Footscray to watch the AFL Women's All-Stars game between the Western Bulldogs and the Melbourne Demons. My daughter... - Wood, Joshua and Benjamin (1 speech)
Today I would like to speak about Joshua and Benjamin Wood, two remarkable brothers from Carindale. These young men are an inspiration and an example of what hard work can achieve. Josh is nine... - Mitchell, Ms Morgan (1 speech)
I rise to speak about Morgan Mitchell, an incredibly talented young woman who, I am proud to say, hails from the electorate of Lalor. With Cathy Freeman as a mentor, a thousand-megawatt smile and... - Fisher Electorate: Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (1 speech)
With a population nearing 300,000, the Sunshine Coast is punching well above its weight, with no fewer than 12 of the Olympians representing Australia in Rio last month having lived or trained on... - Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (1 speech)
If we look around the chamber, many of us have started to wear yellow ribbons. These are very important symbols of recognising that September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This month was... - Robertson Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
It is a fact that the Central Coast needs a major injection of local jobs to become the thriving centre of opportunity that it deserves to be. That is why our community supported our plan to... - Batman Electorate: Preston South Primary School (1 speech)
I am always inspired by stories from within my electorate of individuals and communities coming together and making real change. Today I would like to make special mention of one particular... - O'Connor Electorate: Music Festival (1 speech)
It is with great pleasure that I report to the House a fantastic night of fun and frivolity last Wednesday at the Albany Entertainment Centre. This year's Albany District Primary Music Teachers'... - Women in the Workforce (2 speeches)
I was one of the many Canberrans who woke with a shock one Saturday a few weeks ago to front-page images in The Canberra Times of topless women in G-strings serving drinks at a Geocon worksite....
