Mar 23, 2011 | In Parliament - 2011
FAMILIES, HOUSING, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (ELECTION COMMITMENTS AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2011March 22, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (7.30 pm) — I rise to speak in support of the amendment to the Families, Housing,...
Mar 23, 2011 | In Parliament - 2011
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE – CHRISTMAS ISLAND DETENTION CENTREMarch 22, 2011Mr CHESTER (3.22 pm) — My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. Will the minister detail when he or his office received warnings about the potential for increased...
Mar 21, 2011 | In Parliament - 2011
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION (ABOLITION OF ALPINE GRAZING) BILL 2011March 21, 2011Mr CHESTER (Gippsland) (11.02 am) — I rise to oppose the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Abolition of Alpine Grazing) Bill 2011. In doing...
Mar 21, 2011 | 2011 Blogs
TACKLING UNDER-AGE DRINKING March 21, 2011 The State Government is proposing new laws which would make it illegal for adults to provide alcohol to anybody else’s child visiting their homes, unless they gained permission from the children’s parents. It may sound like a...
Mar 21, 2011 | Working With Farmers
March 21, 2011 Almost 1000 people have signed a petition opposing a move by the Greens to remove cattle from the Alpine National Park. The petition launched by the Mountain Cattlemen’s Association of Victoria (MCAV) is set to be tabled in Federal Parliament this week...
