House debates
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
- Kingston Electorate: Christmas Appeal 2017 (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge and thank all of those who donated to my recent Christmas appeal. For many of us, Christmas is a very joyful time of the year—a time spent with family, catching... - Banks Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
On 9 December last year, I attended the end-of-year concert and presentation day for JumboNote Music School in Narwee. It was a really impressive event. Some fantastic music was played. Some... - Media (1 speech)
A lot has changed in the 22 years since I made my first appearance in my local newspaper, the Blacktown Sun. Advances in technology, the rise of digital platforms and the way in which opinions... - Page Electorate: Northern Co-operative Meat Company, Maclean Storm Damage (1 speech)
The Northern Co-operative Meat Company has operated in Casino, the beef capital of Australia, since 1933. It is one of the biggest employers in the area and is proudly 100 per cent member owned.... - Mayo Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
Attending recent Australia Day events in my electorate brought home why my electorate has the highest rate of volunteering in the nation. Nearly a third of my community regularly volunteer,... - NorthConnex (1 speech)
Late last year, with Prime Minister Turnbull, I visited NorthConnex to witness the progress of the most important infrastructure project in my electorate. The visit coincided with the project's... - Sirius Building (1 speech)
On 27 January I attended a very sad event at the Sirius building in Millers Point, when the last resident, Myra Demetriou, moved out. This was a very sad ending to the Save Our Sirius campaign,... - Swan Electorate: Faulkner Park Retirement Estate (1 speech)
Just before Australia Day, I visited the Faulkner Park Retirement Estate in the suburb of Cloverdale in the electorate of Swan. My wife, Cheryle, is in the chamber today with her brother, Robin... - Energy (1 speech)
I recently met with Andrew Vourvahakis, the owner of Andrew's Choice smokehouse, a small business operating in the electorate of Lalor that produces a range of multi-award-winning artisan... - Employment (2 speeches)
I'm very pleased to hear the member for Lalor put forward the case for more baseload generation coal fired power stations, because that is the only way we are going to get electricity prices down...
