Nov 22, 2011 | Saving The Gippsland Lakes
November 22, 2011 Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has welcomed the formation of a Gippsland Lakes Ministerial Advisory Committee and congratulated State Member for Gippsland East Tim Bull for securing the $10 million in funding. “The health of the...
Nov 21, 2011 | In Parliament - 2011
PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS: WHITE RIBBON DAYMonday, November 21, 2011Debate resumed on the motion by Mr Hayes: That this House: (1) notes that 25 November 2011 marks White Ribbon Day, the symbol of the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of...
Nov 21, 2011 | In Parliament - 2011
PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS: CRIME AND INCARCERATION RATESMonday, November 21, 2011Dr LEIGH (Fraser) (11:01): I move: That this House: (1) recognises that: (a) the Australian incarceration rate has risen from 117 prisoners per 100,000 adults in 1991 to 172...
Nov 18, 2011 | Helping Communities Rebuild
November 18, 2011 The State and Federal Government’s are combining forces with the community to increase efforts to reduce the number of deliberately lit bushfires. Two weeks ago the Federal Government announced that its national database to track known and suspected...
Nov 17, 2011 | Improving Rural Health
November 17, 2011 Tributes have flowed for Orbost Regional Health (ORH) after it won ‘Rural Health Service of the Year’ at the 2011 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards. The award came after a panel of over 100 judges conferred on important aspects of health service...